DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL

EDUCATION ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : M.Bhagya Lakshmi,
Designation : Lecturer in CCP,
Institution : GMR Polytechnic, Gajwel
Branch : DCCP
Semester : V Semester
Major Topic : SQL Plus
Sub –Topic : SQL EDITOR
Subject name : RDBMS
Subject Code : CCP- 505
Duration : 50 min.
Teaching Aids : PPT
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Objectives:

On completion of this period ,The student will

be able to understand
 Use of SET COMMANDS
 Their SYNTAX

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Recap

We have discussed about some of

 SET commands
 Their Syntax

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Set Commands

 SQL provides a set of commands which help in

carrying out the following operations

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 Set Commands (contd..)

 To change the default conditions under which SQL

plus works
 To change SQL plus system variables (set
commands)
 To prepare reports using data extracted from
database by SQL commands like “SELECT”

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Set Commands (contd..)

 The following Set commands have been set

up by Oracle - SQL*Plus
 It is recommended that users do not change
them

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Ttitle
 To display page number at the top of page along
with title

Example:-
SQL> ttitle left ‘hello’ right ‘page:’ sql.pno;

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Tab

 The sqlplus system variable TAB is set to OFF by

default
 If you enable it by using "SET TAB ON"

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New Page

 This SET COMMAND is used to set the number

of lines between the beginning of each page and
the title

Set NEWPAGE <NO. OF LINES>

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Line Size

 Linesize is used to print on a wide paper and

align a title
Set LINESIZE<NO.OF LINES>

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Space

 This SET COMMAND is used to set the spaces

between the columns
SET SPACE<NO.OF SPACES>
 Ex: set space 3

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Set Pause On

 This set command makes screen display stop in

between pages of display
SQL>Set pause on

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Feedback On

 This set command makes feed back on

 Set feedback on

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Summary
We have discussed about
 Set commands
 syntax

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Quiz
1. _____________ SET COMMAND is used to
set the number of lines between the beginning
of each page and the title
a) New page
b) Page size
c) Line size
d) Space

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Write about the SET Commands

a) Space
b) Line Size
c) Feed Back

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