Turning SQL command off in Results file

Question

When I run the following from sqlplus:
set newpage 0
set space 0
set pagesize 0
set linesize 2000
set colsep "|"
set echo off
set verify off
set heading off
set feedback off
set tab off
set markup html off
spool /tmp/File22.txt
SELECT *
FROM CUST_CARD C;
spool off
I am getting the SQL stmt
SELECT *
FROM CUST_CARD C;
in the file too. I dont want to see the SQL stmt in the file. I came accross a thread that says use -s switch for silent mode while running in SQLPLUS, is there another way or why is the SET ECHO OFF not working?
My version is 8i:
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.4.0 - Production
PL/SQL Release 8.1.7.4.0 - Production
CORE 8.1.7.0.0 Production
TNS for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 8.1.7.4.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 3.4.1.0.0 - Production

Answer 1

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In windows, I will try to save the SQL spool script in a file, for example "c:\test\spool.sql"
Then I will try to run the script from SQL *Plus  as "@c:\test\spool.sql"Just a word of advice - and this applies generally - don't use keywords for
filenames, scriptnames (tablenames...)... anything basically.
Call the file myspool.sql or something similar - it's all to easy to get
confused between
SQL> spool
and
SQL> @spool
(which you would type if running the script from c:\test)
Sometimes Operating Systems can get confused also - spool.sql may well work
(don't have Oracle to hand to test), but results could* become OS dependent.
Just a thought.
Paul...