How about removing the skip3
jack "Fink, Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: (bcc: Jack van Zanen/nlzanen1/External/MEY/NL) Sent by: Subject: Suppressing a blank line in a union [EMAIL PROTECTED] 18-09-2002 02:13 Please respond to ORACLE-L I've got a nasty bit of sql using a union to provide a header line. SQL*Plus likes to place a blank line between the output of the unions and I want to get rid of it. I've done it before, but I have forgotten. I do recall that we never found documentation on it and 'stumbled' across the solution. The sql is below TIA, Dan Fink column session_header format a1000 column sort_col1 noprint column sort_col2 noprint column sort_col3 noprint set linesize 1001 trimspool on trimout on break on sort_col1 skip 3 select s.sid sort_col1, 1 sort_col2, 0 sort_col3, 'System ID = '||to_char(s.sid,'999')||chr(10)||chr(9)|| 'Username/Schemaname= '||s.username||'/'||s.schemaname||chr(10) ||chr(9)|| 'Status = '||s.status||chr(10)||chr(9)|| 'Client info'||chr(10)||chr(9)||chr(9)|| 'O/S user = '||s.osuser||chr(10)||chr(9)||chr(9)|| 'Machine Name = '||s.machine||chr(10)||chr(9)||chr(9)|| 'Terminal Name = '||s.terminal||chr(10)||chr(9)|| 'dbServer info'||chr(10)||chr(9)||chr(9)|| 'O/S Process Id = '||p.spid||chr(10)||chr(9)||chr(9)|| 'O/S Username = '||p.username||chr(10)||chr(9)||chr(9)|| 'Terminal Name = '||p.terminal||chr(10)||chr(9)||chr(9)|| 'Program = '||p.program||chr(10)||chr(9)||chr(9)|| 'Login Time = '||to_char(s.logon_time, 'YYYY/MM/DD:hh24:mi:ss') session_header from v$session s, v$process p where s.type != 'BACKGROUND' and s.paddr = p.addr union select e.sid sort_col1, 2 sort_col2, 2 sort_col3, 'Wait Event Information '||chr(10)||chr(9)|| rpad('Event',30)||'(Waits/Timeouts/Waited/Avg Wait/Max Wait)' wait_header from v$session_event e where e.sid in (select s.sid from v$session s where s.type != 'BACKGROUND') and e.event not like 'SQL*N%' union select e.sid sort_col1, 3 sort_col2, e.total_waits sort_col3, chr(9)|| rpad(to_char(e.event),30)||'('|| lpad(to_char(e.total_waits),05)|| lpad(to_char(e.total_timeouts),09)|| lpad(to_char(e.time_waited),07)|| lpad(to_char(e.average_wait),09)|| lpad(to_char(e.max_wait),09)||')' wait_info from v$session_event e where e.sid in (select s.sid from v$session s where s.type != 'BACKGROUND') and e.event not like 'SQL*N%' order by sort_col1 asc, sort_col2 asc, sort_col3 desc; System ID = 57 Username/Schemaname= SCOTT/TIGER Status = INACTIVE Client info O/S user = scott Machine Name = tiger Terminal Name = unknown dbServer info O/S Process Id = 26276 O/S Username = oracle Terminal Name = UNKNOWN Program = oracle@tiger2 (TNS V1-V3) Login Time = 2002/09/17:21:49:10 Wait Event Information Event (Waits/Timeouts/Waited/Avg Wait/Max Wait) <---- I want to get rid of this line. db file sequential read ( 2799 0 18 0 0) log file sync ( 409 0 244 1 19) db file scattered read ( 307 0 5 0 0) latch free ( 12 0 2 0 1) direct path write (lob) ( 5 0 0 0 0) async disk IO ( 4 0 0 0 0) enqueue ( 3 0 9 3 8) log file switch completion ( 1 0 4 4 4) =================================================================== De informatie verzonden in dit e-mailbericht is vertrouwelijk en is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. 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