Error due to # in insert statement

Question

Guys there is a .sql file which we run in oracle DB using a batch process
declare
act_errors number(10, 0);
  at_least_one_exception  EXCEPTION;
  err_num NUMBER;
  err_msg VARCHAR2(1000);
begin
act_errors  := 0;
dbms_output.put_line('Starting to process Case '|| 'C-9');
begin
insert into C_A(A_ID,
C_ID,
I_INFO)
VALUES
('C-9' ,
'C-9' ,
to_clob('
#5 Jessica Gardea-Cash Box open
#6 Quan T Nguyen-Teller in question')) ;
exception
  when others then
     act_errors := 154181;
      err_num := SQLCODE;
      err_msg := SUBSTR(SQLERRM, 1, 1000);
     dbms_output.put_line('Statement number ' || act_errors || ' failed (search for "act_errors := ' || act_errors || '" in the source file)');
     dbms_output.put_line(err_msg );
end;
IF act_errors <> 0 THEN
         RAISE at_least_one_exception;
END IF;
dbms_output.put_line('Case '|| 'C-9' || ' processed successfully');
commit;
exception
     when others then
       dbms_output.put_line('Error detected, rollbacking');
       rollback;
end;
/this above insert when run through toad , it runs fine... but when run as a btach process using sql plus
it errors out with the following error message..
Jessica Gardea-Cash Box open
ERROR at line 5:
ORA-06550: line 5, column 15:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "-" when expecting one of the following:
:= . ( @ % ; not null range default character if i remove the '#' alone or if i push the '#' with spaces before it... it runs fine... if the '#' is right after a 'enter' or it is at the begining of the line it fails with error....\
Please help me solve it?? there are many such cases for it.. we cannot prevent '#' from coming at the start
Edited by: Depakjan on Mar 24, 2011 12:12 PM
Edited by: Depakjan on Mar 24, 2011 1:47 PM

Answer 1

Try this in sqlplus.
SET SQLPREFIX OFFAnd now execute your script.
G.