Maryann, It could mean very bad things.
For example. If you have the following: Insert into table as select * from another_table / / The insert will run twice. Try it. You may not like it. A slash means to execute what's in the sqlplus sql buffer. So whatever is in there will be executed. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 1:39 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sorry if I bore you all with my dumb questions, its just that the simplest and silliest things appear complex, if we dont know them... Often when I learn something, I go : was that all? and they go, yes, yes, that was all... Well, let me show you what I mean.. What does it mean when a .sql script has more than one slashes(/) inside it? code -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Mercadante, Thomas F 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).
