param_data=`sqlplus -S $USER/$PASSWRD@$SCHEMA << EOF
SET ECHO OFF NEWP 0 SPA 0 PAGES 0 FEED OFF HEAD OFF TRIMS ON
VARIABLE param_data VARCHAR2(1000);
WHENEVER SQLERROR EXIT SQL.SQLCODE ROLLBACK;
SELECT INTERFACE_ID || '|' || PARAM_FILE || '|' || SESSION_NAME || '|' || PARAM_NAME || '|' || PARAM_VALUE || '|' || TYPE || '\n' INTO :param_data
FROM CTL_INFA_PARAM
WHERE INTERFACE_ID='$INTRFC_ID' AND PARAM_FILE='$param_f';
EXIT;
EOF`
# write the parameter data in the temp parameter file
echo $param_data > $paramfile
The above script will connect to Oracle, select a a srtring and put's it into a file, the problem I'm facing is that some rows "strings" will have spaces "see red" in the output below, I noticed that this will happen only if the number of characters exceeds 80
The actual data does not have those spaces
I tried playing with those switches >> FEED OFF HEAD OFF TRIMS ON << but no go.
Please HELP.
11|AZR_ACTVTY_IN.param|s_COST_CENTER_DIM|DBConnectionODS|ODS_CAD|VAR
11|AZR_ACTVTY_IN.param|s_CTL_INTERFACE_PGM_EXEC_LOG_CUSTOMER_DIM|DBConnectionODS |ODS_CAD|VAR
11|AZR_ACTVTY_IN.param|s_CTL_INTERFACE_PGM_EXEC_LOG_CUSTOMER_DIM|INTERFACEID|11| PAR
11|AZR_ACTVTY_IN.param|s_CTL_INTERFACE_PGM_EXEC_LOG_FACT_ACTIVITY|DBConnectionOD S|ODS_CAD|VAR
11|AZR_ACTVTY_IN.param|s_CTL_INTERFACE_PGM_EXEC_LOG_FACT_ACTIVITY|INTERFACEID|11 |PAR