Suppress tab space

Question

Hi All,
I'm writing following code and Im getting out as below.
I'm capturing this output log in unix. The issue is Im getting tab spaces in the output
declare
    lv_SQL        VARCHAR2(32000);
    lv_Col        VARCHAR2(256);
begin
lv_Sql := 'SELECT ''PL_CUS_DETAILS             :'' || COUNT(1) CNT FROM PL_CUS_DETAILS';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE lv_Sql into lv_Col;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(lv_Col);
end
[CODE]
declare
    lv_SQL        VARCHAR2(32000);
    lv_Col        VARCHAR2(256);
begin
lv_Sql := 'SELECT ''PL_CUS_DETAILS             :'' || COUNT(1) CNT FROM PL_CUS_DETAILS';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE lv_Sql into lv_Col;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(lv_Col);
end
====OUTPUT=========
cat -vt output.out
PL_CUS_DETAILS^I^I   :2note: ^I is the tab space character(unix).
I have tried different options to suppress this tab space but of no use.
Plz help in suppressing these tab spaces.
Thanks & Regards,
CDPrasad
Edited by: cdprasad on Aug 16, 2010 8:18 AM
Edited by: cdprasad on Aug 16, 2010 8:18 AM

Answer 1

Hi Amit/David,
Executed the same in different ways.
==>  MY_OUTPUT=`sqlplus -s username/password@server<< SQL_EOF
WHENEVER SQLERROR EXIT 1;
WHENEVER OSERROR EXIT 1;
SET FEED OFF
SET VERIFY OFF
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
declare
lv_SQL        VARCHAR2(32000);
lv_Col         VARCHAR2(256);
BEGIN
lv_Sql := 'SELECT ''PL_CUS_DETAILS             :'' || COUNT(*) FROM DUAL';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE lv_sql into lv_col;
dbms_output.put_line(lv_col);
end;
EXIT
SQL_EOF`
==> echo $MY_OUTPUT | cat -vt
PL_CUS_DETAILS :1
==> cat test.sql
WHENEVER SQLERROR EXIT 1;
WHENEVER OSERROR EXIT 1;
SET FEED OFF
SET VERIFY OFF
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SPOOL ABC.TXT
declare
lv_SQL        VARCHAR2(32000);
lv_Col        VARCHAR2(256);
BEGIN
lv_Sql := 'SELECT ''PL_CUS_DETAILS             :'' || COUNT(*) FROM DUAL';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE lv_sql into lv_col;
dbms_output.put_line(lv_col);
end;
SPOOL OFF
==> cat call_sql.sh
sqlplus -s <<EOF
@password.sql
@test.sql
EOF
==> call_sql.sh | cat -vt
PL_CUS_DETAILS^I^I   :1
==> cat -vt ABC.TXT
PL_CUS_DETAILS             :1 
==> nohup call_sql.sh &
==> Sending output to nohup.out
==> cat -vt nohup.out
PL_CUS_DETAILS^I^I   :1The first gives output as
PL_CUS_DETAILS :1 instead of PL_CUS_DETAILS :1
The second gives output as
PL_CUS_DETAILS^I^I :1 instead of PL_CUS_DETAILS :1
but in the spool file it is same as PL_CUS_DETAILS :1
but the same thing when executed using nohup it looks like below
PL_CUS_DETAILS^I^I :1 instead of PL_CUS_DETAILS :1
Note: cat -vt is used to display nonprinted characters(tab is ^I)
There is something wrong in the way the unix stores the output.
Thanks & Regards,
CDPrasad
Edited by: cdprasad on Aug 18, 2010 9:40 AM