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Re: How to embed a new line character within the text to be inserted into a VARCHAR2 column?

From: Galen Boyer <galenboyer_at_hotpop.com>
Date: 15 Oct 2004 09:52:09 -0500
Message-ID: <uy8i8m3yh.fsf@standardandpoors.com> 





On 15 Oct 2004, scjfan12_at_yahoo.com wrote:


> Hi,

> 

> I want to insert multiple lines of text as the data for a cell

> of type VARCHAR2.  How do I embed the new line characters

> within the text in the INSERT/UPDATE statement?




insert into tbl(varcharcolumn) values ('SOMETHING' || chr(10) || 'ELSE');

-- 
Galen Boyer


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