"DELETE * FROM MYTABLE" doesn't work so you can use it without any restriction. :-)) Hemant K Chitale wrote: > Actually, quite a few times I have found myself pasting the result of a query > from one Telnet screen into SQLPlus running on another Telnet screen !! > {yes, even with Character-mode Telnet, I use Copy-Paste} > Fortunately, never has the output included a line "DELETE * FROM MYTABLE" ! > > I __try__ to adopt the discipline of first pasting into Notepad to verify > the contents of the buffer before I paste into an SQLPlus screen. > > You're right. "cut'n'paste" or "copy'n'paste" can be very dangerous. > > Hemant ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------