escape character & (ampersand) in oracle

3 06 2008

SQL-editors prompt for variables prefixed with ‘&’ in SQL statements

disable ampersand (kaufmännisches und) ‘&’ with „set define off“ in TOAD or SQL*Plus

e.g.

set define off;
insert into PERSON(ID, NAME) values (1, ‘you & me’);
set define on;

use „execute as script“ instead of „execute statement“








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