Re: EXPORT/IMPORT Problem - Can't get user imported into new DB... <-- GOT IT, THANK YOU EVERYONE!

"Sunny Yu" <sunny_at_medservintl.com> wrote in message news:tetqpumsbgnga5_at_corp.supernews.com...
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> "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
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> > select 'create user '||username||' identified by values
 '''||password||'''
> > default tablespace '||default_tablespace||' temporary tablespace
> > '||temporary_tablespace||';'
> > from dba_users
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> Ah HA! Thanks Mr. Bakker, your select statement did the trick! Never
> thought of putting 3 single qoute around the ||password||. Thanks again.
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> Sunny
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Just a small explanation to make sure you understand what's happening the statement is
... identified by values '<password>'
The <password> comes from the column and to use a quote in a string you need to escape it with another quote.
That's why there are 3 quotes in my statement.

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Tue May 01 2001 - 13:00:19 CDT