Re: PL/SQL -- huh?

In article: <433sd3$2k0_at_zippy.cais.net> randyd_at_cais.com (Randy Dewoolfson) writes:
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> Another - slightly older trick - is to
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> SELECT "Output String" FROM DUAL;
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> to get something to the screen...

Not in PL/SQL, Randy. All you'd get is "PL/SQL successfully completed."

You _would_ specifically need to do DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('text'||var);

Regards,

Peter  

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