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SQL*Plus error [message #530640] Wed, 09 November 2011 08:21 Go to next message
julb
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Hi,

when I try to execute the following script using SQL*Plus
CREATE OR REPLACE FORCE VIEW "VIEW1" ("COLUMN1", "COLUMN2")
AS
  SELECT "COLUMN1",
    "COLUMN2"
  FROM "TABLE1"

  WHERE "COLUMN1" > 0;

I got this error -
SQL> @"c:\view1.sql";
SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "WHERE "COL..." - rest of line ignored.

It seems that if I remove the empty line before WHERE, it runs OK. By the way, SQL Developer executes it both ways.
Is there any way to make the original script (with empty line) work with SQL*PLUS?
We have a lot of views and most of them have these empty lines.
Re: SQL*Plus error [message #530641 is a reply to message #530640] Wed, 09 November 2011 08:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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sqlplus does not like blank lines with single SQL statement
Re: SQL*Plus error [message #530643 is a reply to message #530640] Wed, 09 November 2011 08:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
flyboy
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julb wrote on Wed, 09 November 2011 15:21
Is there any way to make the original script (with empty line) work with SQL*PLUS?

Yes, and fortunately it is shown in SQL*PlusĀ® User's Guide and Reference book, which is available with other Oracle documentation e.g. online on http://tahiti.oracle.com/ I suggest you to consult it. In the described case, the magic command is
SET SQLBLANKLINES ON
Re: SQL*Plus error [message #530644 is a reply to message #530640] Wed, 09 November 2011 08:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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Quote:
Is there any way to make the original script (with empty line) work with SQL*PLUS?


Set SQLBLANKLINES ON


Regards
Michel
Re: SQL*Plus error [message #530645 is a reply to message #530641] Wed, 09 November 2011 08:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cookiemonster
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set sqlblanklines on
Re: SQL*Plus error [message #530651 is a reply to message #530645] Wed, 09 November 2011 08:41 Go to previous message
julb
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Thanks flyboy and all the others - Set SQLBLANKLINES ON did the trick!
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