That's not quite what he asked for... Erik, you're looking for the DEFINE command, and you don't really need to use '&&' either (unless you want to reuse the script without the DEFINE), e.g.:
define datestamp = "sysdate - 1" select count(*) from logtab2003 where datestamp = to_char(&datestamp, 'yyyymmdd'); select count(*) from errtab2003 where datestamp = to_char(&datestamp, 'yyyymmdd'); quit ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:24 AM Use && instead of & and you should not get prompted if the variable has a value set. -----Original Message----- Sent: 15 January 2003 15:04 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I am using substitution variables in SQLPlus, but don't want to be prompted for their values. I want to set them at the start of the script. Kind of like a preprocessor directive. Is this possible? Erik -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Erik Williams INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: McBain, Neil SITI-ITDSEL314 INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Philip Douglass INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
