Re: sql*plus and using & character to prompt for input; can I escape it?

SET SCAN OFF Joe Ramey wrote:
>
> We have an SQL statement that looks something like this:
>
> INSERT INTO TMS VALUES ('Crafts & Co.');
>
> When I run this through sqlplus (V 7.2.2.3.0 if it makes any
> difference) it says:
>
> Enter value for co:
>
> and waits for input. Now, I understand that this is a feature that
> allows a script to prompt the user for the value of a variable. My
> question is: how do I prevent this from happening? What is the
> correct way to escape the special meaning of the & character here?
> Why are the single quotes not enough?
>
> I'm told that the SQL client on NT doesn't behave the same way
> (meaning that the & in this context doesn't prompt the user for
> anything) but haven't verified this myself.
>
> Thanks for any explanation you can provide.
>
> Joe
  Received on Thu Jun 20 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST