Annexe SQLPlus Commands

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Introduction to SQL*Plus

Basic Orders


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Preview

Editing orders

Files manipulation

Environment personalization

Formatting commands

Creating reports



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Buffer in SQL*Plus:

Editing commands


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Buffer in SQL*Plus:

Editing commands

Open Notepad to edit easily the latest SQL command.

Block your environment until you close it.

afiedt.buf cant containt SQL*Plus environment orders.

For SQL*Plus environment orders, use an SQL script.

ED[IT]


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Command list (non-exhaustive)

Editing commands

A[PPEND] text

C[HANGE] / old / new

CL[EAR] BUFF[ER]

CL[EAR] SCR[EEN]

DEL

DEL n

DEL m n


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Editing commands

I[NPUT]

I[NPUT] text

L[IST]

L[IST] n

L[IST] m n

R[UN]

n

n text

0 text


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Example: Using LIST, n andAPPEND

Editing commands

SQL> LIST1 SELECT last_name2* FROM employees

SQL> 11* SELECT last_name

SQL> A , job_id1* SELECT last_name, job_id

SQL> L1 SELECT last_name, job_id

2* FROM employees


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Example: Using CHANGE

Editing commands

SQL> L1 SELECT * FROM employees

SQL> c/employees/departments1* SELECT * FROM departments

SQL> L1 SELECT * FROM departments


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Files manipulation

SAV[E] filename[.ext] [RE[PLACE]]|[APP[END]]

GET filename[.ext]

STA[RT] filename[.ext]

@ filename[.ext]

ED[IT] [filename[.ext]]

SPO[OL] filename[.ext] [OFF|OUT]

EXIT


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Some commands:


Use SET to control the current session

Verify your configuration with SHOW

SET system_variable value

SQL> SET ECHO ONSQL> SHOW ECHO

echo ON


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Some SET variables:


ARRAYSIZE {15 | n}FEEDBACK {6 | n | OFF | ON}HEADING {OFF | ON}LONG {80 | n | ON | text}LINESIZE {80 | n}

PAGESIZE {14 | n}

SQL> SET HEADING OFFSQL> SHOW HEADING

heading OFF


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Some commands:

Formatting commands

COL[UMN] [column option]TTITLE [text | OFF | ON]BTITLE [text | OFF | ON]BREAK [ON report_element]


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The COLUMN command

Formatting commands

To control the column display

CLE[AR]: Removes all formatting options on the column

HEA[DING] text: Change the column heading

FOR[MAT] format: Modify the column display using

formatting options

NOPRINT | PRINT: Displays or not the column

NULL: ReplacesNULL values

COL[UMN] [{column | alias} [option]]


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The COLUMN command

Formatting commands

Create a column heading:

Display current configuration for the LAST_NAME column:

Remove the column configuration:

COLUMN last_name HEADING 'Employee|Name'COLUMN salary JUSTIFY LEFT FORMAT $99,990.00COLUMN manager FORMAT 999999999 NULL 'No manager'

COLUMN last_name

COLUMN last_name CLEAR

St t t


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Element

9

0

$

SELECT Statement

Formatting commandsCOLUMN format models

L

.

,

Result

1234

001234

$1234

L1234

1234.00

1,234

Example

999999

099999

$9999

L9999

9999.99

9,999

Description

Represents a number

Adds 0

Dollar currency

Locale currency

Decimal position

Thousands separator

I t d ti t SQL*Pl


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The BREAK command

Formatting commands

Avoid duplicate values on display

BREAK ON job_id

I t d ti t SQL*Pl


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The TTILE and BTITLE commands

Formatting commands

Displays pages headers and footers

Configure reports headers

Configure reports footers

TTI[TLE] [text | OFF | ON]

TTITLE 'Salary|Report'

BTITLE 'Confidential'

I t d ti t SQL*Pl


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Create a script file (.sql) to generate a report

Creating reports

1. Create and test your SQL statement.

2. Save your statement in a script file (.sql).

3. Edit your file in a text editor (Notepad).

4. Add formatting commands before the statement.

5. Verify the SQL terminator at the end of the statement (;).

6. Remove formatting commands after the statement.

7. Save your file.8. Load and execute your file.

I t d ti t SQL*Pl


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Example output

Creating reports

Introd ction to SQL*Pl s


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Edit the buffer

Createformatted

reports

Part 2 Summary


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