oh, sorry.Try: SET SQLBLANKLINES on and then your sql scripts: Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing optionsprodban:SQL> select sysdate 2 prodban:SQL> from dual; SP2-0042: unknown command "from dual" - rest of line ignored. prodban:SQL> set sqlblanklines on prodban:SQL> select sysdate 2 3 from dual;SYSDATE --------- 24-AUG-09prodban:SQL> HTH,Lyall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Xu" To: "Lyall Barbour" Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: SQLPLUS question - SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.4.0 Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:28:01 -0500 It's not a problem not a inconvenience. We have a couple of BI developers who sent me SQL scripts with a blank line between lines. I have to take out them before I can run the script. SQL> !cat /tmp/test.sql select tablespace_name from dba_tablespaces where tablespace_name = 'SYSAUX';SQL> @/tmp/test.sql SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "from dba_t..." - rest of line ignored. SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "where tabl..." - rest of line ignored. SQL> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Lyall Barbour <lyallbarbour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: it looks like sql*plus is doing exactly what it's supposed to by your example... >.> Can you detail out your problem a little more?Lyall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Xu" To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: SQLPLUS question - SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.4.0 Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:03:19 -0500 Hi Experts, In my SQL*Plus session, if I press Enter twice, it goes back to the prompt. How do I change this kind of behavior? SQL> select tablespace_name 2 from dba_tablespaces 3 where tablespace_name = 'SYSAUX';TABLESPACE_NAME ------------------------------ SYSAUXSQL> select tablespace_name 2 SQL> l 1* select tablespace_name Thanks, Roger Xu -- Be Yourself @ mail.com Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com! -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com!