In insert: Space after period and before carriage return is being ignored

Question

I am using Oracle 11.2.0.2.
let say I create table temp(a varchar2(20);
insert into temp values ('value.
valuue2');
I have put space after 'value. ' but it is being ignore when I run it from linux host in sqlplus.
The space seems to be preserved when I insert it from TOAD/Windows xp.
Any idea what might be causing it.

Answer 1

hI,
I have the same result in SQLPLUS.
I would not rely on code with strings spread over multiple lines you should use the below code to add newlines:
insert into temp values ('Yes.Space. ' || chr(10) || 'x');This makes it very clear there is and a space and a newline.
This is much easier to maintain as well.
Just to compair the two, see below:
select
  LEVEL
  ,substr(a ,level,1)
  ,ASCII( substr(a ,level,1) )
from
SELECT
'YES.Space.
x' A
FROM
  DUAL
connect by --NOCYCLE
  level <= length(a)
LEVEL SUBSTR(A,LEVEL,1) ASCII(SUBSTR(A,LEVEL,1))
    1 Y                                       89
    2 E                                       69
    3 S                                       83
    4 .                                       46
    5 S                                       83
    6 p                                      112
    7 a                                       97
    8 c                                       99
    9 e                                      101
   10 .                                       46
   11                                         32
   12                                          10
   13 x                                      120
13 rows selected
select
  LEVEL
  ,substr(a ,level,1)
  ,ASCII( substr(a ,level,1) )
from
SELECT
'Yes.Space. ' || chr(10) || 'x' a
FROM
  DUAL
connect by --NOCYCLE
  level <= length(a)
LEVEL SUBSTR(A,LEVEL,1) ASCII(SUBSTR(A,LEVEL,1))
    1 Y                                       89
    2 e                                      101
    3 s                                      115
    4 .                                       46
    5 S                                       83
    6 p                                      112
    7 a                                       97
    8 c                                       99
    9 e                                      101
   10 .                                       46
   11                                         32
   12                                          10
   13 x                                      120
13 rows selected Regards,
Peter
Edited by: Peter vd Zwan on Apr 19, 2012 1:06 PM