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Re: what language is this?

From: Sheilah Scheurich <scheuric_at_wantnospamsprynet.com>
Date: 1997/11/19
Message-ID: <34731968.668E06C0@wantnospamsprynet.com>#1/1

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-Sheilah Scheurich
DBA Martin Meadows wrote:

> Hi. I'm looking at a printout of a small program which uses sql to access
> an Oracle dbase. I know very little about the program itself but it has
> statements like the following:
>
> clear columns
> clear breaks
> clear computes
> clear buffer
> clear screen
> prompt <misc text here>
> prompt
> prompt
> accept <misc stuff>
> set wrap off
> set termout off
> set verify off
> spool xxx.prt
> column <misc stuff here> (column is repeated a dozen or more times)
> break on report
> compute sum of "<stuff>" on report
> .
> .
> .
> set pagesize 60
> set newpage 0
> set linesize 215
> ttitle center '<stuff>'
> select ...
>
> My question: what language is this?
>
> Thanks,
> Martin Meadows
Received on Wed Nov 19 1997 - 00:00:00 CST

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