Re: a string contains an ampersand

From: Michael S. Abbey <masint_at_istar.ca>
Date: 1998/03/25
Message-ID: <3518f569.35901433@news.istar.ca>#1/1

On Tue, 24 Mar 1998 21:59:30 GMT, lien_at_cs.umb.edu (jlk) wrote:

>I want to insert a string into a table such as:
> Mary & Scott
>the string contains an ampersand &.
>

Issue the environment command SET DEF followed by the character to replace the &. Thus, using the ! as an example, variables are !a or !b rather than &a or &b.

Michael

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+  Michael S. Abbey    Ottawa Canada
+  Co-author of Oracle8: A Beginner's Guide

+ and 5 other works in the Oracle Press Series

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Received on Wed Mar 25 1998 - 00:00:00 CST