RE: how do I concatenate a string in PL/SQL?

From: Roger Xu <roger_xu_at_dp7uptx.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:21:03 -0600
Message-ID: <A6801E8A03316A4DA597866F77A013F7095E6867@irv2kexch01.tx.bg.corp>

thanks varchar2 works like a charm

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of David Sharples Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 4:59 PM To: Roger Xu
Cc: Pat Hildebrand; Jared Still; Oracle-L_at_Freelists. Org (E-mail) Subject: Re: how do I concatenate a string in PL/SQL?

you are blowing the size of the variable - use varchar2 instead as your string is being padded with spaces

On 2/8/06, Roger Xu < roger_xu_at_dp7uptx.com> wrote:

SQL> !cat /tmp/abc.sql
set serveroutput on
set verify off

declare

a_strng CHAR(50);
a_ATWRT CHAR(30);

begin

a_ATWRT := 'World';
a_strng := 'Hello';
a_strng := a_ATWRT || a_strng;

dbms_output.put_line ( a_strng);

end;

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