RE: inserting a & sign into a column using SQLPLUS

use a chr(38) in place of the '&'. in your command it would be chr(38)||'Start'

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From:	John Dunn [SMTP:john.dunn_at_sefas.co.uk]
Sent:	Wednesday, November 29, 2000 11:41 AM
To:	Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject:	inserting a & sign into a column using SQLPLUS

> When using SQLPLUS on UNIX, how do I get it to treat "&" as a literal
> value rather than asking for a substitution e.g.
>
> INSERT INTO FORM_TEXT VALUES (
> 1, 3, '&Start'
> );
>
> I want the field in the table to contain &Start, and not prompt me for a
> value.
>
> I'm tried &&Start, \&Start, /&Start to get it to treat it as a character
> but no luck.

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