Re: PL/SQL How to display messages

Haven't messed much with this, but might try 'TEXT_IO' package.

SJSewell <sjsewell_at_aol.com> wrote in article <539a9u$943_at_newsbf02.news.aol.com>...
> Can anyone help me with what I thought would be straight forward
> problem but has gotten the better of me.
>
> Is there any way to print to the screen IMMEDIATELY within PL/SQL ?.
> For example to give a message showing the progress of a long update.
>
> I've used DBMS.OUTPUT.PUT_LINE but this buffers everything up and
> doesn't get flushed until the end of the program. I thought
> DBMS.OUTPUT.DISABLE would flush the buffer but it doesnt. You Can
> flush outputs to files but I just want the screen.
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> Simon
>
Received on Sun Oct 06 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST