SQL*Plus
Release 8.1.6 Enhancements
To fully exploit SQL*Plus Release 8.1.6, you need Oracle8i.
SQL*Plus release 8.1.6 gives you the following additional capabilities:
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SQL*Loader is no longer used to install the SQL*Plus command line help
system. The help system is now installed by running SQL*Plus scripts. See
the Installation Guide for your operating system for instructions on how
to install the help system. A SQL*Plus script is also provided to enable
the removal of the help system.
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The SQLPLUS command now has a -RESTRICT option. -RESTRICT
allows certain commands that interact with the operating system to be disabled.
Compared to disabling the same commands with the Product User Profile (PUP)
table, commands disabled with -RESTRICT can be disabled when there is no
connection to a server, and remain disabled until SQL*Plus terminates.
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The SQLPLUS command now has a -MARKUP option. -MARKUP
allows the use of server-side CGI scripts to create HTML reports for access
on the web. You can use the SQLPLUS -MARKUP command to create web reports
from existing SQL scripts. SQLPLUS -MARKUP options have the same effect
as the new SET MARKUP command options.
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The SET command now has a MARKUP clause. During a
SQL*Plus session, SET MARKUP allows the interactive creation of HTML reports
for access on the web.
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SHOW MARKUP displays the status of MARKUP options.