Oracle SQL Developer 3.2, SQL*Plus COLUMN FORMAT bug

Question

SQL*Plus command COLUMN truncates output result in SQL Developer.
Script in Worksheet:
column nn format 999
select level nn from dual connect by level<=10;The Run Script (F5) result contains only 8 lines in Script Output window:
NN
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2
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8
Changing column alias:
select level nn2 from dual connect by level<=10NN2
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10
10 rows selected
The output can contain no data for more formatted columns.
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Answer 1

sqldeveloper64-3.2.09.30-no-jre.zip.
My jdk now is 1.7.07 x64, Windows 7 x64.
C:\Java\jdk17\bin>java -version
java version "1.7.0_07"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_07-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.3-b01, mixed mode)
Gary Graham wrote:Also, I don't understand what you mean by
The output can contain no data for more formatted columns.
Sript:
col owner format a10
col table_name format a20
col column_name format a20
col comments format a50
select
   row_number() over(order by column_name) r11,   
   count(*) over() c11,
   owner ow,
   table_name tn,
   column_name cn,
   comments co
from all_col_comments t
where owner='SYS' and table_name='INDEX_STATS';
select
   row_number() over(order by column_name) r,   
   count(*) over() c,
   owner,
   table_name,
   column_name,
   comments
from all_col_comments t
where owner='SYS' and table_name='INDEX_STATS';
select 1 from dual;
prompt abcThe output truncated after headers of second queryR11 C11 OW                             TN                             CN                             CO                                                                                                                                                        
  1  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BLKS_GETS_PER_ACCESS           Expected number of consistent mode block gets per row. This assumes that a row chosen at random from the table is being searched for using the index
  2  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BLOCKS                         blocks allocated to the segment                                                                                                                    
  3  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BR_BLKS                        number of branch blocks in the b-tree                                                     
  4  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BR_BLK_LEN                     useable space in a branch block                                                           
  5  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BR_ROWS                        number of branch rows                                                                     
  6  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BR_ROWS_LEN                    sum of the lengths of all the branch blocks in the b-tree                                 
  7  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    BTREE_SPACE                    total space currently allocated in the b-tree                                             
  8  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    DEL_LF_ROWS                    number of deleted leaf rows in the index                                                  
  9  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    DEL_LF_ROWS_LEN                total length of all deleted rows in the index                                             
10  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    DISTINCT_KEYS                  number of distinct keys in the index                                                      
11  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    HEIGHT                         height of the b-tree                                                                      
12  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    LF_BLKS                        number of leaf blocks in the b-tree                                                       
13  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    LF_BLK_LEN                     useable space in a leaf block                                                             
14  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    LF_ROWS                        number of leaf rows (values in the index)                                                 
15  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    LF_ROWS_LEN                    sum of the lengths of all the leaf rows                                                   
16  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    MOST_REPEATED_KEY              how many times the most repeated key is repeated                                          
17  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    NAME                           name of the index                                                                         
18  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    OPT_CMPR_COUNT                 optimal prefix compression count for the index                                            
19  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    OPT_CMPR_PCTSAVE               percentage storage saving expected from optimal prefix compression                        
20  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    PARTITION_NAME                 name of the index partition, if partitioned                                               
21  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    PCT_USED                       percent of space allocated in the b-tree that is being used                               
22  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    PRE_ROWS                       number of prefix rows (values in the index)                                               
23  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    PRE_ROWS_LEN                   sum of lengths of all prefix rows                                                         
24  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    ROWS_PER_KEY                   average number of rows per distinct key                                                   
25  25 SYS                            INDEX_STATS                    USED_SPACE                     total space that is currently being used in the b-tree                                    
25 rows selected
R C OWNER      TABLE_NAME           COLUMN_NAME          COMMENTS                                        
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