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Re: OCI: How can I insert a string including an amphersand (&) from OCI??

From: <Christopher.Jones_at_oracle.comX>
Date: 18 Oct 2002 11:50:31 +1000
Message-ID: <uhefkcy6w.fsf@oracle.comX>


"Finn Ellebaek Nielsen" <_remove_fen_remove__at_changegroup.dk> writes:

> Hi Ole.
>
> Well, in SQL*Plus, & and the following identifer will be interpreted as a
> variable, hence SQL*Plus asks for the value. You can avoid that by doing a
> "set scan off" in SQL*Plus.

Use SET DEFINE. The SET SCAN command has been obsolete for many years. Although there are no plans to remove SCAN there is no doubt that DEFINE will eventually outlive it.

Chris

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Christopher Jones, Oracle Corporation, Australia.
Received on Thu Oct 17 2002 - 20:50:31 CDT

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