How to create .log for sqlplus script

Question

Hi All,
I created a sqlplus script and run it through a window form. My user want to me create a .log file for this script so they can know the job is completed or not. Does any one know how to do it?
Thanks
OF

Answer 1

I created a "Login.sql" script that I use for all my sql*plus sessions.
It creates a spool file in my common directory and everything i do is logged unless i set spool off.
Take a look and it gives you an example of using spool files and how to set a directory and unique filename for each spoolfile.
The contents of this file:
-- any uppercase commands are my specific changes.
-- this file must go in the oracle bin path or where sqlplus exe is located
SET HEADING OFF
PROMPT Who What Why Where When, This is SQL*Plus!
Select 'You are connected to ' || GLOBAL_NAME || ' as ' || USER FROM GLOBAL_NAME;
set appinfo ON
set appinfo "SQL*Plus"
set arraysize 15
set autocommit OFF
set autoprint OFF
set autorecovery OFF
set autotrace off
set blockterminator "."
set cmdsep OFF
set colsep " "
set compatibility NATIVE
set concat "."
set copycommit 0
set copytypecheck ON
set define "&"
set describe DEPTH 1 LINENUM OFF INDENT ON
set markup HTML OFF SPOOL OFF ENTMAP ON PRE OFF
set echo OFF
set editfile "afiedt.buf"
set embedded OFF
set endbuftoken ""
set escape OFF
set feedback 6
set flagger OFF
set flush ON
SET HEADING ON
set headsep "|"
SET LINESIZE 250
set logsource ""
set long 80
set longchunksize 80
set newpage 1
set null ""
set numformat ""
set numwidth 10
SET PAGESIZE 24
set pause OFF
set recsep WRAP
set recsepchar " "
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON size 1000000 format WORD_WRAPPED
set shiftinout invisible
set showmode OFF
set sqlblanklines OFF
set sqlcase MIXED
set sqlcontinue "> "
set sqlnumber ON
set sqlprefix "#"
set sqlprompt "SQL> "
set sqlterminator ";"
set suffix "sql"
set tab ON
set termout ON
SET TIME ON
SET TIMING ON
SET TRIMOUT ON
set trimspool OFF
set underline "-"
set verify ON
set wrap ON
COL SPOOLFILE NEW_VALUE SPOOL;
COL SYSTIMESTAMP FORMAT a38
SELECT 'C:\oracle\spoolfiles\'||NAME||'_'||TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'DD_MON_YYYY_HH24MISS')||'.lst' spoolfile FROM V$DATABASE;
spool &spool
PROMPT -----------------------------------------------
SELECT SYSTIMESTAMP FROM DUAL;
PROMPT -----------------------------------------------