I am trying to take a field description for a column of about 200+
bytes and wrap the field into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in
PL/SQL!!!!!!
I know this can be done in SQL*Plus as show below but how can I take
this command and have it work in PL/SQL ??? Any ideas, samples ?????
Thanks in advance
George Lewycky ge*****@nyct.co m
=============== =============== =============== =============== ==
COLUMN remark FORMAT A20 WORD_WRAP
the selected column remark is given a width of 20 characters. The
contents of the field is printed 20 characters to the line with the
break ending after a full word on each line. This will mean some
records actual print on more than one line.
Word-wrap in PL/SQL ???
Can COLUMN with WORD_WRAP from SQL*Plus be used in PL/SQL ??
Also note that in the first command you must enter the expression
exactly as you entered it (or will enter it) in the SELECT command.
Otherwise, SQL*Plus cannot match the COLUMN command to the appropriate
column.
To wrap long values in a column named REMARKS, you can enter
SQL> COLUMN REMARKS FORMAT A20 WRAP
For example:
CUSTOMER DATE QUANTITY REMARKS
---------- --------- -------- --------------------
123 25-AUG-86 144 This order must be s
hipped by air freigh
t to ORD
If you replace WRAP with WORD_WRAP, REMARKS looks like this:
CUSTOMER DATE QUANTITY REMARKS
---------- --------- -------- ---------------------
123 25-AUG-86 144 This order must be
shipped by air freight
to ORD
If you specify TRUNCATE, REMARKS looks like this:
CUSTOMER DATE QUANTITY REMARKS
---------- --------- -------- --------------------
123 25-AUG-86 144 This order must be s 5 15895
Hello,
You can insert a 'new line' character (Windows would require a 'cr', in
addition):
create table t1 as select rpad('test', 210, '*') x from dual;
select substr(x, 1,70)||chr(10)| |substr(x, 71, 70)||chr(10)||s ubstr(x,
141,70) from t1;
Rgds.
"george lewycky" <ge*****@nyct.c om> wrote in message
news:68******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com... I am trying to take a field description for a column of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL!!!!!!
I know this can be done in SQL*Plus as show below but how can I take this command and have it work in PL/SQL ??? Any ideas, samples ?????
Thanks in advance
George Lewycky ge*****@nyct.co m =============== =============== =============== =============== == COLUMN remark FORMAT A20 WORD_WRAP the selected column remark is given a width of 20 characters. The contents of the field is printed 20 characters to the line with the break ending after a full word on each line. This will mean some records actual print on more than one line.
Word-wrap in PL/SQL ??? Can COLUMN with WORD_WRAP from SQL*Plus be used in PL/SQL ??
Also note that in the first command you must enter the expression exactly as you entered it (or will enter it) in the SELECT command. Otherwise, SQL*Plus cannot match the COLUMN command to the appropriate column. To wrap long values in a column named REMARKS, you can enter SQL> COLUMN REMARKS FORMAT A20 WRAP For example: CUSTOMER DATE QUANTITY REMARKS ---------- --------- -------- -------------------- 123 25-AUG-86 144 This order must be s hipped by air freigh t to ORD
If you replace WRAP with WORD_WRAP, REMARKS looks like this: CUSTOMER DATE QUANTITY REMARKS ---------- --------- -------- --------------------- 123 25-AUG-86 144 This order must be shipped by air freight to ORD
If you specify TRUNCATE, REMARKS looks like this: CUSTOMER DATE QUANTITY REMARKS ---------- --------- -------- -------------------- 123 25-AUG-86 144 This order must be s ge*****@nyct.co m (george lewycky) wrote in message news:<68******* *************** ****@posting.go ogle.com>... I am trying to take a field description for a column of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL!!!!!!
Hello George,
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by wrapping lines in PL/SQL,
I assume you mean dbms_output or utl_file. So here's a procedural
approach that uses dbms_output.
The procedure uses substr to break the input string up into chunks
of the required linesize, then instr to search backwards from the
end for the first space character. It loops until the input string
has been processed.
SQL> create or replace procedure word_wrap (
2 p_str varchar2, p_linesize pls_integer, p_sep varchar2 := ' ')
3 as
4 l_str long := p_str || p_sep;
5 l_line long;
6 l_pos pls_integer;
7 begin
8 while l_str is not null loop
9 l_line := substr(l_str, 1, p_linesize);
10 l_pos := instr(l_line, p_sep, -1);
11 l_line := substr(l_line, 1, l_pos);
12 dbms_output.put _line(l_line);
13 l_str := substr(l_str, l_pos + 1);
14 end loop;
15 end;
16 /
Procedure created.
SQL>
SQL> var s varchar2(1000)
SQL> begin
2 :s := 'I am trying to take a field description for a column';
3 :s := :s || ' of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field into 3';
4 :s := :s || ' lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL';
5 end;
6 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> set serverout on
SQL> exec word_wrap(:s, 70)
I am trying to take a field description for a column of about 200+
bytes and wrap the field into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> exec word_wrap(:s, 50)
I am trying to take a field description for a
column of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field
into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Hopefully if it's not what you want, there's something in there to
give you some idea.
--
Martin Burbridge
select translate('1o2o 40536b7b8b9c_m' ,'12456789_','p ***@eu.o')
address from dual ---> pobox 002 is full of spam and not read;
Let me re-explain myself.
I have a description field totalling 220 bytes and I need to print
the field from a table into a file using my PL/SQL program.
Currently my print code (below) is chopping the field up from 1st-70th bytes,
and then 71st - 140th byte, but I found in SQL*Plus a built-in (see first post)
text wrap feature and I trying to find an equivalent to use
in PL/SQL !!! Because the splitting will truncate words, etc and
doesnt look too professional.
Hope that makes it clearer
George Lewycky
item_text := substr(lines_re cord.item_descr iption,1,70);
if length(lines_re cord.item_descr iption) > 70 then
item_text2 := substr(lines_re cord.item_descr iption,71,69);
end if;
DBMS_OUTPUT.put _line (' ' || item_text || ' ' || to_char
(lines_record.e xtended_amount, '99,999,999.99' ));
if length(lines_re cord.item_descr iption) > 70 then
DBMS_OUTPUT.put _line (' ' || item_text2); Hello George,
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by wrapping lines in PL/SQL, I assume you mean dbms_output or utl_file. So here's a procedural approach that uses dbms_output.
The procedure uses substr to break the input string up into chunks of the required linesize, then instr to search backwards from the end for the first space character. It loops until the input string has been processed.
SQL> create or replace procedure word_wrap ( 2 p_str varchar2, p_linesize pls_integer, p_sep varchar2 := ' ') 3 as 4 l_str long := p_str || p_sep; 5 l_line long; 6 l_pos pls_integer; 7 begin 8 while l_str is not null loop 9 l_line := substr(l_str, 1, p_linesize); 10 l_pos := instr(l_line, p_sep, -1); 11 l_line := substr(l_line, 1, l_pos); 12 dbms_output.put _line(l_line); 13 l_str := substr(l_str, l_pos + 1); 14 end loop; 15 end; 16 /
Procedure created.
SQL> SQL> var s varchar2(1000) SQL> begin 2 :s := 'I am trying to take a field description for a column'; 3 :s := :s || ' of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field into 3'; 4 :s := :s || ' lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL'; 5 end; 6 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> set serverout on SQL> exec word_wrap(:s, 70) I am trying to take a field description for a column of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> exec word_wrap(:s, 50) I am trying to take a field description for a column of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Hopefully if it's not what you want, there's something in there to give you some idea. ge*****@nyct.co m (george lewycky) wrote in message news:<68******* *************** ****@posting.go ogle.com>...
I am trying to take a field description for a column of about 200+
bytes and wrap the field into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in
PL/SQL!!!!!!
Hello George,
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by wrapping lines in PL/SQL,
I assume you mean dbms_output or utl_file. So here's a procedural
approach that uses dbms_output.
The procedure uses substr to break the input string up into chunks
of the required linesize, then instr to search backwards from the
end for the first space character. It loops until the input string
has been processed.
SQLcreate or replace procedure word_wrap (
2 p_str varchar2, p_linesize pls_integer, p_sep varchar2 := ' ')
3 as
4 l_str long := p_str || p_sep;
5 l_line long;
6 l_pos pls_integer;
7 begin
8 while l_str is not null loop
9 l_line := substr(l_str, 1, p_linesize);
10 l_pos := instr(l_line, p_sep, -1);
11 l_line := substr(l_line, 1, l_pos);
12 dbms_output.put _line(l_line);
13 l_str := substr(l_str, l_pos + 1);
14 end loop;
15 end;
16 /
Procedure created.
SQL>
SQLvar s varchar2(1000)
SQLbegin
2 :s := 'I am trying to take a field description for a column';
3 :s := :s || ' of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field into 3';
4 :s := :s || ' lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL';
5 end;
6 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQLset serverout on
SQLexec word_wrap(:s, 70)
I am trying to take a field description for a column of about 200+
bytes and wrap the field into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQLexec word_wrap(:s, 50)
I am trying to take a field description for a
column of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field
into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Hopefully if it's not what you want, there's something in there to
give you some idea.
--
Martin Burbridge
select translate('1o2o 40536b7b8b9c_m' ,'12456789_','p ***@eu.o')
address from dual ---pobox 002 is full of spam and not read;
Let me re-explain myself.
I have a description field totalling 220 bytes and I need to print
the field from a table into a file using my PL/SQL program.
Currently my print code (below) is chopping the field up from 1st-70th bytes,
and then 71st - 140th byte, but I found in SQL*Plus a built-in (see first post)
text wrap feature and I trying to find an equivalent to use
in PL/SQL !!! Because the splitting will truncate words, etc and
doesnt look too professional.
Hope that makes it clearer
George Lewycky
item_text := substr(lines_re cord.item_descr iption,1,70);
if length(lines_re cord.item_descr iption) 70 then
item_text2 := substr(lines_re cord.item_descr iption,71,69);
end if;
DBMS_OUTPUT.put _line (' ' || item_text || ' ' || to_char
(lines_record.e xtended_amount, '99,999,999.99' ));
if length(lines_re cord.item_descr iption) 70 then
DBMS_OUTPUT.put _line (' ' || item_text2);
>
Hello George,
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by wrapping lines in PL/SQL,
I assume you mean dbms_output or utl_file. So here's a procedural
approach that uses dbms_output.
The procedure uses substr to break the input string up into chunks
of the required linesize, then instr to search backwards from the
end for the first space character. It loops until the input string
has been processed.
SQLcreate or replace procedure word_wrap (
2 p_str varchar2, p_linesize pls_integer, p_sep varchar2 := ' ')
3 as
4 l_str long := p_str || p_sep;
5 l_line long;
6 l_pos pls_integer;
7 begin
8 while l_str is not null loop
9 l_line := substr(l_str, 1, p_linesize);
10 l_pos := instr(l_line, p_sep, -1);
11 l_line := substr(l_line, 1, l_pos);
12 dbms_output.put _line(l_line);
13 l_str := substr(l_str, l_pos + 1);
14 end loop;
15 end;
16 /
Procedure created.
SQL>
SQLvar s varchar2(1000)
SQLbegin
2 :s := 'I am trying to take a field description for a column';
3 :s := :s || ' of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field into 3';
4 :s := :s || ' lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL';
5 end;
6 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQLset serverout on
SQLexec word_wrap(:s, 70)
I am trying to take a field description for a column of about 200+
bytes and wrap the field into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQLexec word_wrap(:s, 50)
I am trying to take a field description for a
column of about 200+ bytes and wrap the field
into 3 lines of 70 bytes apiece in PL/SQL
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Hopefully if it's not what you want, there's something in there to
give you some idea.
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