Re: substr to trim headings

SQLWorksheet isn't as complete as SQLplus. I haven't been able to set any of the usally things that you can do with a set command. It is handy for inline editing...I am a terrifble typist...but if you want all of the bells and whistles use SQLplus once you have finished editing your script.

HTH,
Ruth
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From: "Rachel Carmichael" <carmichr_at_hotmail.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: substr to trim headings

> don't know about SQLWorksheet -- but I would check the glogin.sql and
> login,sql files on your server and compare them to the ones on your
> client... I'd be willing to bet that on the server there is an entry
>
> col name format a15
>
> which will truncate the heading.
>
> Rachel
>
>
> >From: jfedock_at_ixl.com
> >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> >Subject: substr to trim headings
> >Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 11:13:01 -0800
> >
> >Anyone know why my headings do not get trimmed when using substr from the
> >SQLPLUS client on my PC.
> >It does work in SQLWorksheet and in the Unix server sqlplus. It happens
on
> >sqlplus client 8.0.5 and 8.1.5
> >
> >For example:
> >
> >HEADING IS NOT TRIMMED.
> >
> >SQL>select substr(username, 1, 15) NAME
> > 2 from dba_users
> > 3 where rownum < 3;
> >
> >NAME
> >---------------------------------------------
> >SYS
> >SYSTEM
> >
> >
> >HEADING IS TRIMMED.
> >
> >NOTE that it works in SQL*Worksheet
> >
> >SQLWKS> select substr(username, 1, 15) NAME
> > from dba_users
> > where rownum < 3;
> >
> >NAME
> >---------------
> >SYS
> >SYSTEM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >And it works in Unix sqlplus.
> >
> >
> >NAME
> >---------------
> >SYS
> >SYSTEM
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks for any advice.
> >
> >
> >
> >John Fedock
> >iXL, Inc.
> >
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