Re: A stupid little problem.

On Thu, 22 Jul 1999 09:52:54 -0600, Chris <coopercj_at_cadvision.com> wrote:

> I am a beginner. I am trying to get the accept command to work. When
>ever I put the accept command into the script it causes errors. I just
>want the script to stop and accept user input, and then continue.
>
>SET ECHO OFF
>SET VERIFY OFF
>VARIABLE g_result NUMBER
>ACCEPT p_num1 PROMPT 'Please enter the first number: '
>ACCEPT p_num2 PROMPT 'Please enter the second number: '
>DECLARE
> v_num1 NUMBER(9,2) := &p_num1;
> v_num2 NUMBER(9,2) := &p_num2;
>BEGIN
> :g_result := (v_num1/v_num2) + v_num2;
>END;
>/
>PRINT g_result
>SET VERIFY ON
>SET ECHO ON
>
>does not work.

It does on my system. I copied the code above verbatim and it worked fine. What error messages are being generated?

Gary
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Gary O'Keefe
gary_at_onegoodidea.com

You know the score - my current employer has nothing to do with what I post Received on Fri Jul 23 1999 - 03:42:43 CDT