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Syltrem wrote:
> Good morning everyone!
>
> I've been researching for :
> a) a function that converts multiple spaces or tabs to a single space in a
> string
> b) a way to suppress blank lines from the output of a SELECT in SQL*Plus
>
> For b) here's an example
> set linesize 80
> column a format a80
> column b format a80
> select 'xxx' a, ' ' b from dual;
>
> Since b is empty, a blank line is displayed. I would like to know if there's
> any way to avoid printing blank lines. The thing is (in real life) b is
> almost always empty so the reports looks like double-spaced.
>
> Merci beaucoup!
>
> --
>
> Syltrem
> http://pages.infinit.net/syltrem (OpenVMS related web site - en français)
> To reply to myself directly, remove .spammenot from my address
I'm tempted to say:
SELECT 'xxx' a, ' ' b
FROM dual
WHERE b IS NOT NULL
but that seems so obvious that I wonder if I have misunderstood your question.
Daniel Morgan Received on Mon Jun 10 2002 - 10:59:30 CDT