How can i put three carriage returns (ENTERs) in this script's output?

Question

I have a script like
begin
select tablename list;
dbms_output.put_line(q'[Altering selected tables' datalength]' );
for i in 1..x loop
   execute immediate v_sql;
end;While executing this in SQL*Plus, the output currently looks like
Altering selected tables' datalength
ALTER TABLE EMP MODIFY (ENAME VARCHAR2(30 CHAR ))
ALTER TABLE DEPT MODIFY (DEPTNO VARCHAR2(30 CHAR ))
ALTER TABLE ARCHIVE_CNG  MODIFY (TMAT_ENABLED CHAR(30 CHAR ))
.But i need three ENTERs (Carriage Returns) after the text Altering selected tables' datalength.
ie the output should look like
Altering selected tables' datalength
ALTER TABLE EMP MODIFY (ENAME VARCHAR2(30 CHAR ))
ALTER TABLE DEPT MODIFY (DEPTNO VARCHAR2(30 CHAR ))
ALTER TABLE ARCHIVE_CNG  MODIFY (TRIGGER_ENABLED CHAR(30 CHAR ))
ALTER TABLE ARCHIVE_CONFIG MODIFY (USER_ID VARCHAR2(30 CHAR ))
.

Answer 1

user659394 wrote:
What is the difference between a carriage return and a newline ? Aren't they both the same?
Edited by: user659394 on May 13, 2009 10:28 AMThey are different characters, one is chr(13) and the other is chr(10). Many editors will treat them the same but by default, when you hit the Enter key on your keyboard the character generated depends on your operating system
Mac chr(13), unix chr(10), windows chr(13)||chr(10)
That's basically the difference between an ascii and a binary transfer between machines with different operating systems. In a binary transfer nothing is changed in the transfer. In an ascii transfer carriage return/newline characters are converted to the default for the operating system.