Xml output format in sql*plus problem

Question

Hi all,
In stead of seeing xml output in multiple line format, my sql*plus always returns xml output in ONE line, is there a way to change the format, it's really hard to read.
Thanks
1 select xmlelement("row", xmlelement("user", xmlattributes(username as "name", default_tablespa
2 from dba_users
3* where rownum=1
SQL>/
XMLELEMENT("ROW",XMLELEMENT("USER",XMLATTRIBUTES(USERNAMEAS"NAME",DEFAULT_TABLES
<row><user name="SYS" tbs="SYSTEM"></user></row>
however I want to see something well formatted like
<row>
<user name="SYS" tbs="SYSTEM"></user>
</row>

Answer 1

Not sure if there are any settings with the SQL*PLUS but if you use packages other than the SQLX operators like DBMS_XMLQUERY, DBMS_XMLGEN, SYS_XMLGEN to generate xml then the output is as desired.
select dbms_xmlgen.getxml('select username, default_tablespace from dba_users
where rownum=1') from dual
DBMS_XMLGEN.GETXML('SELECTUSERNAME,DEFAULT_TABLESPACEFROMDBA_USERSWHEREROWNUM=1'
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<USERNAME>REVIEW</USERNAME>
<DEFAULT_TABLESPACE>METRICS</DEFAULT_TABLESPACE>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>
But these packages does not offer the flexibility you have with SQLX operators.
so if you requirement is simple generation you can use the above method.