RE: Different default 8i/9i column lengths when selecting pseudo columns...

  • From: "Lex de Haan" <lex.de.haan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <CMarquez@xxxxxxxx>, <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:12:08 +0100

... by not relying on undocumented implicit apparently version-specific tool
behavior
(wow -- that was fun to describe :-)
and explicitly telling the tool how you want to see your results?
cheers,
 
Lex.
 
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Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 23:19
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Subject: Different default 8i/9i column lengths when selecting pseudo
columns...


Different default 8i/9i column lengths when selecting pseudo columns...

This is the issue...
=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20
8.1.7 SQL*Plus=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
SQL> select 'xxxxx' from dual;
'XXXX
-----
xxxxx

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20
9.2.0 SQL*Plus=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20
SQL> select 'xxxxx' from dual;

'XXXXX'
--------------------------------
xxxxx

How do I change the default behavior in 9i to "stop" the column at the end
of the last character of the pseudo columns (like 8i default)?

Thanks

Chris Marquez
Oracle DBA
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