Re: Problem with SqlPlus

create a symbolic link (Unix) or shortcut (Windows) at the OS file system level which is very short. then use the link/shortcut as the pathname.

"dassin" <jdasssin_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4d004ac8.0108140453.42bb2e6f_at_posting.google.com...
> Hello!
>
> I have a nasty problem with SqlPLus.
>
> I'd like to run an sql script using the START command,
> but I get an error saying that the command is "too long",
> and that the "maximum allowed is 79 characters".
>
> It's true that the full path to the script is over 80 characters long,
> but I'm a bit surprised that SqlPLus has such a limit. (And so small
> by default!)
>
> I've looked for that limit in my Oracle documentation, but I didn't
> found anything about it.
>
> I've tried using a local variable for the script path, but it simply
> replace my variable first, then stop with the same error.
>
> How is it possible to change that limit, or to circumvent it?
>
> Thanks for any help
Received on Tue Aug 14 2001 - 14:54:44 CEST