Prakash, 

Two methods:

SQL> alter table test modify (c1 varchar2(100));

Table altered.

SQL> insert into test values ('where part_no=''1234'' and name =
''guest''');

1 row created.

SQL> select * from test;

C1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
where part_no='1234' and name = 'guest'


SQL> set define off
SQL> show def
define OFF
SQL> insert into test values ('bla&bla');

1 row created.

SQL> select * from test;

C1                                                                                     
                                             
------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------                                
where part_no='1234' and name = 'guest'                                                
                                             
bla&bla                                                                                
                                             

SQL> insert into test values ('the cat sat on the "mat"');

1 row created.

SQL> select * from test;

C1                                                                                     
                                             
------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------                                
where part_no='1234' and name = 'guest'                                                
                                             
bla&bla                                                                                
                                             
the cat sat on the "mat"                                                               
                                             

ALTERNATIVE METHOD (Not guaranteed to work cross-platform):

SQL> select ascii('&'), ascii('"') from sys.dual
SQL> /

ASCII('&') ASCII('"')                                                                  
                                             
---------- ----------                                                                  
                                             
        38         34                                                                  
                                             

SQL> insert into test values ('bla' || CHR(38) || 'bla' || CHR(34) ||
'bla');

1 row created.

SQL> select * from test;

C1                                                                                     
                                             
------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------                                
where part_no='1234' and name = 'guest'                                                
                                             
bla&bla                                                                                
                                             
the cat sat on the "mat"                                                               
                                             
bla&bla"bla                                                                            
                                             

SQL> spool off

Cheers, 

John Thomas
Contract Oracle Development DBA (currently available for development,
development support, performance tuning and other work.)

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>I want to insert the following characters ,
>
>1.)   '
>
>2.)   "
>
>3.)   &
>
>for example i want to insert the following line as it looks...
>
>   where part_no='1234' and name='guest'
>
>how to do ?
>
>can  anyone help ...
>
>Regards,
>Prakash.
>
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>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com

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