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Hello Ken,
Do any of the columns in your output wrap? A long text value that wraps to two lines will cause SQL*Plus to skip a line. If that's the case, you might try SET WRAP OFF.
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Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are http://Gennick.com * 906.387.1698 * mailto:jonathan@gennick.com
Wednesday, March 29, 2006, 7:31:47 PM, Ken Naim (kennaim_at_gmail.com) wrote:
KN> I am having a issue with the spooling of a query to file where sql plus is KN> inserting an extra linefeed and I cannot determine the cause. The file will KN> be imported into a 3rd party app that I do not have any control over. I KN> might be missing the obvious as I have working on it all afternoon so I KN> appreciate any assistance. I am running on oracle 10gR1 on windows. Sql plus KN> is running on the server. KN> The query is slightly complicated as it has to write a 3 line header prior KN> to each of 14 sections. Each section will contain about 3000 records. Each KN> line is 490 characters long so I will truncate the lines to illustrate the KN> problem. After each of the fourteen 3 line header records, 1 data record is KN> written followed by a blank line (issue) followed by all the other dataKN> record for the section. The application is crapping out on the blank lines KN> breaking the entire import.
KN> ~~~~~~~~00IFe50k 05303199204053030003... Header 1a KN> ~~~~~~~~01All Items by Quarter... Header 1b KN> ~~~~~~~~02Fifty Thousand... Header 1c KN> ~~~~~~~~08001001+00000000000+00000000000... Data 1 KN> ~~~~~~~~08001002+00000000000+00000000000... Data 2 KN> ~~~~~~~~08001003+00000000000+00000000000... Data 3 KN> ~~~~~~~~08001004+00000000000+00000000000... Data 4 KN> ~~~~~~~~00IFe50k 05303199204053030003... Header 2a KN> ~~~~~~~~01All Items by Quarter... Header 2b KN> ~~~~~~~~02Five Thousand... Header 2cKN> ~~~~~~~~08001001+00000000000+00000000000... Data 3001
KN> ~~~~~~~~08001002+00000000000+00000000000... Data 3002 KN> ~~~~~~~~08001003+00000000000+00000000000... Data 3003 KN> ~~~~~~~~08001004+00000000000+00000000000... Data 3004
KN> My script in progress follows.
KN> SET ECHO OFF NEWP 0 SPA 0 PAGES 0 FEED OFF HEAD OFF TRIMS ON lines 500
KN> spool c:\reserve_pro.dat
KN> select case when row_number() over (partition by jurisdiction, KN> occurrence_limit_name order by number_of_months) =1 KN> then ( rpad('~',8,'~')||'00'|| KN> rpad(case when jurisdiction='State' KN> then 'ISt' KN> when KN> jurisdiction='Federal' KN> then 'IFe' KN> end || KN> case when occurrence_limit_name KN> ='Twenty Five Thousand' then '25k' KN> when KN> occurrence_limit_name ='Fifty Thousand' then '50k' KN> when KN> occurrence_limit_name ='Two Hundred Fifty Thousand' then '250' KN> when KN> occurrence_limit_name ='Five Hundred Thousand' then '500' KN> when KN> occurrence_limit_name ='One Million' then '1M' KN> when KN> occurrence_limit_name ='Two Million' then '2M' KN> when KN> occurrence_limit_name ='Unlimited' then 'Unl' KN> end, KN> 8,' ') || KN> KN> to_char(count(distinct number_of_months) KN> over (partition by jurisdiction, KN> occurrence_limit_name),'FM000') || KN> '03'||'1992'||'04'|| KN> KN> to_char(count(distinct number_of_months) KN> over (partition by jurisdiction, KN> occurrence_limit_name),'FM000') || KN> KN> '03'||'0003'||rpad('x',28,'x')||'Accident'||'Y'||'000000000001'||'G'|| KN> rpad('N',32,'N')||--net KN> rpad('N',32,'N')||--gross KN> rpad('N',32,'N')||--Ceded KN> KN> 'NNNNY'||'NNNNY'||'YNNNY'||'YNNYN'||'NNNNN'||'NNNNN'||'NN'|| -- Direct KN> rpad('N',32,'N')|| -- assumed KN> KN> 'N'||'N'||rpad('x',148,'x')||chr(10)|| KN> --00 record end here and 01 record begins KN> KN> rpad('~',8,'~')||'01'||rpad('All Claims by KN> Accident Quarter', 390,' ')||rpad('~',6,'~')||chr(10)|| --01 record end here KN> and 02 record begins KN> KN> rpad('~',8,'~')||'02'||rpad(jurisdiction||' '|| KN> occurrence_limit_name, 390,' KN> ')||rpad('~',6,'~')||chr(10) --02 record ends here KN> ) KN> else null KN> end || KN> rpad('~',8,'~')||'08'|| KN> to_char(dense_rank () over (partition byKN> jurisdiction, occurrence_limit_name order by ay_qtr),'FM000')||
KN> to_char(dense_rank () over (partition by KN> jurisdiction, occurrence_limit_name order by KN> number_of_months),'FM000')|| KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --1 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --2 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --3 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --4 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --5 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --6 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --7 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --8 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --9 KN> KN> to_char(round(sum(claim_alae_incurred)),'S00000000000')|| --10 KN> KN> to_char(round(sum(claim_indemnity_incurred)),'S00000000000')|| --11 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --12 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --13 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --14 KN> KN> to_char(round(sum(claim_alae_paid)),'S00000000000')|| --15 KN> KN> to_char(round(sum(claim_indemnity_paid)),'S00000000000')|| --16 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --17 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --18 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --19 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --20 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --21 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --22 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --23 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --24 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --25 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --26 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --27 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --28 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --29 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --30 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --31 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --32 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --33 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --34 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --35 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --36 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --37 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --38 KN> to_char(0,'S00000000000')|| --39 KN> rpad('~',6,'?') field KN> from mv_capped_losses KN> where rownum<100 KN> group by jurisdiction, occurrence_limit_name, ay_qtr, number_of_monthsKN> order by jurisdiction, occurrence_limit_name, ay_qtr, number_of_months; KN> spool off
KN> exit
KN> Kenneth Naim
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