SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference - InfoLab

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Restrictions ................................................................................................................................. 6-23
System Variables and iSQL*Plus Preferences......................................................................... 6-23
Substitution Variables in iSQL*Plus............................................................................................ 6-24
iSQL*Plus Input Required Screen ............................................................................................ 6-25
Passing Parameters through the START Command.................................................................. 6-26
Communicating with the User ....................................................................................................... 6-28
Receiving a Substitution Variable Value ............................................................................... 6-28
Customizing Prompts for Substitution Variable ................................................................... 6-29
Sending a Message and Accepting Return as Input .............................................................. 6-31
Clearing the Screen ..................................................................................................................... 6-31
Using Bind Variables ....................................................................................................................... 6-32
Creating Bind Variables............................................................................................................. 6-32
Referencing Bind Variables ....................................................................................................... 6-32
Displaying Bind Variables......................................................................................................... 6-33
Using REFCURSOR Bind Variables ............................................................................................. 6-33
7 Formatting SQL*Plus Reports
Formatting Columns........................................................................................................................... 7-1
Changing Column Headings ...................................................................................................... 7-1
Formatting NUMBER Columns.................................................................................................. 7-4
Formatting Datatypes .................................................................................................................. 7-5
Copying Column Display Attributes......................................................................................... 7-9
Listing and Resetting Column Display Attributes .................................................................. 7-9
Suppressing and Restoring Column Display Attributes ...................................................... 7-10
Printing a Line of Characters after Wrapped Column Values ............................................. 7-10
Clarifying Your Report with Spacing and Summary Lines ..................................................... 7-12
Suppressing Duplicate Values in Break Columns ................................................................. 7-13
Inserting Space when a Break Column's Value Changes ..................................................... 7-14
Inserting Space after Every Row .............................................................................................. 7-15
Using Multiple Spacing Techniques ........................................................................................ 7-15
Listing and Removing Break Definitions ................................................................................ 7-16
Computing Summary Lines when a Break Column's Value Changes ............................... 7-17
Computing Summary Lines at the End of the Report........................................................... 7-21
Computing Multiple Summary Values and Lines................................................................. 7-22
Listing and Removing COMPUTE Definitions ...................................................................... 7-23