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SPOOL
Syntax
SPOOL filename [ON] ;
SPOOL OFF ;
SPOOL OUT ;
Description
The SPOOL statement writes output from interactive SQL statements to the specified file.
Arguments
filename ON
Opens the file specified by filename and writes the displayed output into that file. The filename cannot include punctuation marks such as a period (.) or comma (,).
OFF
Closes the file opened by the SPOOL ON statement.
OUT
Closes the file opened by the SPOOL ON statement and prints the file. The SPOOL OUT statement passes the file to the system utility statement pr and the output is piped to lpr.
Example
To record the displayed output into the file called STK, enter:
ISQL> SPOOL STK ON ;
ISQL> SELECT * FROM customer ;
ISQL> SPOOL OFF ;
