Oracle FAQ | Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid |
Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.misc -> Re: Inserting "&" in SQL*Plus
Try this : VALUES('a'||'''&'''||'b industries');
Andre.
Matt Kelly wrote:
> Question:
>
> INSERT INTO test_table (company_name) VALUES ('a & b industries');
>
> What can I use to ESCAPE the "&" in the example above?
>
> SQL*Plus keeps prompting me for the value of "b", but I only
> want to store the text string "a & b industries".
>
> Please email me if you know the answer!
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Matthew Kelly
> mkelly_at_clark.net
Received on Fri Aug 13 1999 - 00:09:38 CDT