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Re: a string contains an ampersand

From: Peter Schneider <peter.schneider_at_okay.net>
Date: 1998/03/24
Message-ID: <351845c2.3712666@news.okay.net>#1/1

On Tue, 24 Mar 1998 21:59:30 GMT, lien_at_cs.umb.edu (jlk) wrote:

>I want to insert a string into a table such as:
> Mary & Scott
>the string contains an ampersand &.
>
>The & in oracle is a type for prefixes variable.
>
>How do I solve this problem, I have to insert the string which contains an &.
>
>thanks
>

Hi,

try SET SCAN OFF.

HTH
Peter

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Peter Schneider
peter.schneider_at_okay.net
Received on Tue Mar 24 1998 - 00:00:00 CST

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