Oracle PL/SQL/Report Column Page/Column Length
COLUMN FORMAT: length 60
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SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table TestTable(
2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL, 3 MyName VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 4 MyDate DATE, 5 MyNumber Number(8,2) 6 ) 7 /
Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values("1","Alison",to_date("19960711","YYYYMMDD"),12.12); 1 row created. SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values("1","Alison",to_date("19970622","YYYYMMDD"),-12.12); 1 row created. SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values("1","Alison",to_date("19980513","YYYYMMDD"),22.1); 1 row created. SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values("1","Alison",to_date("19990624","YYYYMMDD"),-2.12); 1 row created. SQL> insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values("1","Alison",to_date("20000415","YYYYMMDD"),2.1); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> select * from TestTable; ID MYNAME MYDATE MYNUMBER
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1 Alison 11-JUL-96 12.12 1 Alison 22-JUN-97 -12.12 1 Alison 13-MAY-98 22.1 1 Alison 24-JUN-99 -2.12 1 Alison 15-APR-00 2.1 SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- Shorten MyName SQL> COLUMN MyName FORMAT a60; SQL> SQL> select * from TestTable; ID MYNAME MYDATE MYNUMBER
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1 Alison 11-JUL-96 12.12 1 Alison 22-JUN-97 -12.12 1 Alison 13-MAY-98 22.1 1 Alison 24-JUN-99 -2.12 1 Alison 15-APR-00 2.1 SQL> SQL> SQL> COLUMN MyName clear; SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table TestTable; Table dropped. SQL> SQL> SQL>
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