How to extract the Fast Formula Body through database?

Question

Hi All
The Oracle fast formulas are stored in the ff_formulas_f table under the column formula_text having the datatype long. I want to extract the formula text through back end. When I use the statement, Select formula_text from ff_formulas_f, I am getting only the first line.
How to extract the full formula text?
Regards
Rahman

Answer 1

Here's a unix shell script to do it for you based on the info given by the other posters.
#!/bin/sh
if \[ "$1" == "" \]; then
echo Syntax: $0 FAST_FORMULA_NAME
exit 1
fi
ffname=`echo $1|tr \[:lower:\] \[:upper:\]`; export ffname
sqlplus -silent $ORAUSER/$ORAPASSWD <<END
set define off serveroutput on format wrapped linesize 512 pagesize 0 feedback off verify off heading off echo off pause off long 100000
column formula_text format a512;
select formula_text from ff_formulas_f where formula_name = '$ffname';
exit;
END
Also this will list the formula names given a substring:
#!/bin/sh
if \[ "$1" == "" \]; then
echo Syntax: $0 FAST_FORMULA_NAME
exit 1
fi
ffname=`echo $1|tr \[:lower:\] \[:upper:\]`; export ffname
sqlplus -silent $ORAUSER/$ORAPASSWD <<END
set define off serveroutput on format wrapped linesize 512 pagesize 0 feedback off verify off heading off echo off pause off long 5000
select formula_name from ff_formulas_f where formula_name like '%$ffname%';
exit;
END