set verify off Thanks, Jon Knight -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Guang Mei Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 10:42 AM To: Oracle-L (E-mail) Subject: simple sqlplus question --sql script t1.sql set hea off; set echo off; spool t1_out select rid from &&schema_name..customers where rid=1; spool off ---------- And when I ran the above script, I got in my spooled file: Enter value for schema_name: dev72upd old 2: from &&schema_name..customers new 2: from dev72upd.customers 1 Which sqlplus command should I use in my t1.sql so that I only see "1" (the last line) in my spooled file? TIA. Guang ************************************************************************* PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL: This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this communication and destroy all copies. ************************************************************************* -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l