Change the substitution variable in this way:
l_chk varchar2(1) :='&chk.'
And turn off the verify option of sqlplus:
set verify off
Regards.
--- Amar Kumar Padhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is not feasible within a PL/SQL block. Oracle
> will first prompt you to
> input value for all the & provided in the code,
> before actually executing
> it.
> One option:
> accept chk prompt 'Do you want to continue (y/n)?'
> declare
> l_chk varchar2(1) :='&chk';
> begin
> if l_chk = 'y' then
> dbms_output.put_line('user accepted to
> continue');
> else
> dbms_output.put_line('user cancelled
> operation');
> end if;
> end;
> /
>
>
> rgds
> amar
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 11:20 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> Hi Gurus,
>
> declare
> v_empno number:=&empno;
> v_sal number:=&sal;
> ok1 varchar(1);
> begin
> dbms_output.put_line('Do you want to update the
> sal...(Y/N)');
> if (upper('&ok1') = 'Y') then
> update emp set sal=v_sal where empno=v_empno;
> end if;
> end;
>
> In the above code if i want to get the 'Do you want
> to update the
> sal...(Y/N)' before the variable ok1 what should i
> do..
> my requirement is that i will take the empno and sal
> first and prompt
> for updating.if i enter 'Y' then i will update the
> sal..
> else i dont.but according to the above code i am
> begin asked to enter
> empno,sal and variable ok1 at the first instance..
> pl help me about this issue...
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