RE: Use of the quote / apostrophe in text fields

From: Pete Sharman <peter.sharman_at_oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 03:27:38 +1100
Message-Id: <200403151628.i2FGRv225609@rgmgw6.us.oracle.com>

RE: 10g ORA-12709: Error while loading create database character set

Yep, but only if you’re on 10g. You can change the quote delimiter to whatever string you want.

Pete

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From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Robson, Peter
Sent: Monday, 15 March 2004 9:00 PM
To: 'oracle-l@freelists.org'
Subject: Use of the quote / apostrophe in text fields

Many of our data fields require use of a quote embedded within the text field, most particularly for proper names (eg 'A'MHOINE PSAMMITE', just to give you a taste of Scottish geological terminology!)

This can prove troublesome where autogenerated update scripts are used, in which the value of the field is retrieved back into a quote-delimited string.

Is anyone aware of a means of redefining the field delimiter from a quote to some other arbitrary character in SQL?

thanks,

peter

edinburgh

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