Spool file with just the data

Question

Hi,
I have a sql query that I'm spooling to a file. I have set echo off, heading off, feedback off, verify off. The spool file is exactly what I want except for the SQL prompt and the actual query. It looks like this:
SQL> "select statement;"
data data
data data
data data
data data
SQL>
What parameter do I set so that the
SQL> "select statement"
doesn't appear in the spooled file at the top, and
SQL>
doesn't appear at the bottom?
I need data only.
Thanks
-Bob

Answer 1

Hi,
Try running your SQL from within a script instead of executing it directly from SQL prompt.
i.e. Script a.sql
set head off;
set echo off;
set feed off;
set verify off;
spool c:\1;
select col1, col2
from table;
Spool Off;
set head on;
set echo on;
set feed on;
set verify on;
In SQL promot,
SQL> @a
This should give you the output without SQL commands etc.
Shailender Mehta