RE: A Basic PL/SQL Question

Bill,

The version 8 PL/SQL manual states:

Messages sent using the DBMS_OUTPUT are not actually sent until the sending subprogram or trigger completes. There is no mechanism to flush output during the execution of a procedure.

You may want to try using the file i/o facility provided by the UTL_FILE package - not as convenient, but should handle all of your table. Maybe use DBMS_OUTPUT to indicate when file has been written?

Ron Morton
Union Switch & Signal Inc
rdmorton_at_switch.com

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> From: Carle, William T (Bill), NLCIO [SMTP:wcarle_at_att.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:09 PM
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> Subject: A Basic PL/SQL Question
>
> Hi,
>
> This is my first attempt at writing a PL/SQL procedure. Everything
> works
> fine, except I have a firly large table I am running against. I am trying
> to
> display my output with DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE. I have set the buffer size to
> 1000000, apparently the maximum value, but it still isn't enough to print
> output for my entire table. Is there another way to display data? Or is
> there some way to increase the maximum?
>
>
> Bill Carle
> AT&T
> Database Administrator
> 816-995-3922
> wcarle_at_att.com
>
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