Any problem with the BREAK ON COLUMN on REPORT statement

Question

Hi All,
We are using the sql query output to print a summary report in our application.
We are taking a ref cursor variable and capturing all the data into this. There is a group by
Clause in the select statement that will populate the ref cursor variable. And there is a BREAK on one of the column.
While printing the ref cursor variable data after each group data first line there is a gap of 4 lines and then it is printing the next line.
The format is like this.
COLA COLB COLC
abc mno XYZ
kgh yop
ksjd djf
def mno XYZ
kgh yop
ksjd djf
Is there any problem with this format. Please advice.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Girija

Answer 1

This should handle your problem if you are facing the same problem like i'm showing ->
satyaki>
satyaki>select * from v$version;
BANNER
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Prod
PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production
CORE    10.2.0.3.0      Production
TNS for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.3.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.3.0 - Production
Elapsed: 00:00:01.58
satyaki>
satyaki>
satyaki>break on job
satyaki>
satyaki>
satyaki>select *
  2     from emp
  3     order by job;
     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO
      7902 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20
      7788 SCOTT                      7566 19-APR-87       3000                    20
      7876 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 23-MAY-87       1100                    20
      7900 JAMES                      7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30
      7698 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30
      7566 JONES                      7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20
      7782 CLARK                      7839 09-JUN-81       4450                    10
      7839 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       7000                    10
      7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30
      7844 TURNER                     7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30
      7654 MARTIN                     7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30
     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO
      7777 SOURAV     SLS                  14-SEP-08      45000       3400         10
      9999 SATYAKI                    7698 02-NOV-08      55000       3455         10
13 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.42
satyaki>
satyaki>
satyaki>clear break
breaks cleared
satyaki>
satyaki>
satyaki>select *
  2  from emp
  3  order by job;
     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO
      7902 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20
      7788 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566 19-APR-87       3000                    20
      7876 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 23-MAY-87       1100                    20
      7900 JAMES      CLERK           7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30
      7698 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30
      7566 JONES      MANAGER         7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20
      7782 CLARK      MANAGER         7839 09-JUN-81       4450                    10
      7839 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       7000                    10
      7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30
      7844 TURNER     SALESMAN        7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30
      7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN        7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30
     EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO
      7777 SOURAV     SLS                  14-SEP-08      45000       3400         10
      9999 SATYAKI    SLS             7698 02-NOV-08      55000       3455         10
13 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.21
satyaki>
satyaki>
satyaki>Regards.
Satyaki De.