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report generation [message #414745]

Thu, 23 July 2009 06:36

pointers
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Registered: May 2008

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Hi,

I have been trying to get report generated from sql*plus in a well formatted way.

I have used,

set echo off
spool c:\temp.xls
select * from temp where rownum<6;
spool off;

But the above is not giving me the well formated output into excel sheet.

I am unable to attach the excel file here that i pulled as the excel format is not supported here to upload.

So, i will say, my table has some 20 column if i go by spooing via sql * plus its not giving well formated output. How to format that.

Any specific commands please.

I want to do the same via sql * plus

please help me how to get that done.

Regards,
Pointers

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Re: report generation [message #414748 is a reply to message #414745]

Thu, 23 July 2009 06:40

ThomasG
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What do you mean by "well formated output"?

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Re: report generation [message #414753 is a reply to message #414748]

Thu, 23 July 2009 06:52

pointers
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Yes..i.e. i would like the output like,

1. all columns in a sinle row (i have 20 columns)
2. data according to the column headings i.e. cells in excel sheet

I would say a simple readable report.

i am getting column headings in multilple rows when i go by sql * plus

Regards,
Pointers.

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Re: report generation [message #414754 is a reply to message #414748]

Thu, 23 July 2009 06:59

Littlefoot
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Well, perhaps choosing XLS as an extension wasn't the best choice. Excel "thinks" it is an Excel file, but it is not - it is just a text file.

So here it is: let's set column separator to semi-colon and spool result of a SELECT statement into a file

SQL> set colsep ";"
SQL> spool emp.txt
SQL> select * from emp;

     EMPNO;ENAME     ;JOB      ;       MGR;HIREDATE           ;       SAL;
----------;----------;---------;----------;-------------------;----------;
      7369;SMITH     ;CLERK    ;      7902;17.12.1980 00:00:00;      1600;
      7499;ALLEN     ;SALESMAN ;      7698;20.02.1981 00:00:00;      2400;
      7521;WARD      ;SALESMAN ;      7698;22.02.1981 00:00:00;      2050;
      7566;JONES     ;MANAGER  ;      7839;02.04.1981 00:00:00;      3775;
      7654;MARTIN    ;SALESMAN ;      7698;28.09.1981 00:00:00;      2050;
      7698;BLAKE     ;MANAGER  ;      7839;01.05.1981 00:00:00;      3650;
      7782;CLARK     ;MANAGER  ;      7839;09.06.1981 00:00:00;      3250;
      7788;SCOTT     ;ANALYST  ;      7566;09.12.1982 00:00:00;      3800;
      7839;KING      ;PRESIDENT;          ;17.11.1981 00:00:00;      5800;
      7844;TURNER    ;SALESMAN ;      7698;08.09.1981 00:00:00;      2300;
      7876;ADAMS     ;CLERK    ;      7788;12.01.1983 00:00:00;      1900;
      7900;JAMES     ;CLERK    ;      7698;03.12.1981 00:00:00;      1750;
      7902;FORD      ;ANALYST  ;      7566;03.12.1981 00:00:00;      3800;
      7934;MILLER    ;CLERK    ;      7782;23.12.1982 00:00:00;      2100;

14 rows selected.

SQL> spool off;

Now run Excel, go to "Open" and choose "emp.txt". Import Wizard will open, asking you to choose file type - you'll say that it is "Delimited". Delimiter is a semi-colon (so check this checkbox). You may revise column data formats if you want, but "Finish" will display a quick (and dirty) result: every table column will be placed into its own Excel column:

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Re: report generation [message #414755 is a reply to message #414753]

Thu, 23 July 2009 07:01

ThomasG
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In that regard, excel works better when opening HTML files than CSV or text files.

Try an additonal

set markup html on

before the spool

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Re: report generation [message #414761 is a reply to message #414753]

Thu, 23 July 2009 07:29

Frank
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pointers wrote on Thu, 23 July 2009 13:52

i am getting column headings in multilple rows when i go by sql * plus

Set pagesize to a required value.
Considering the fact that you have been working with Oracle for at least a year now, one might expect you to know this, or to know where to find this.

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Re: report generation [message #414811 is a reply to message #414745]

Thu, 23 July 2009 10:47

pointers
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Thomas thanks for the information. That worked me.

Do we have any direct way of creating excel file(formated like using delimiter) for the same thing.

Regards,
Pointers

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