Places and formats a specified report header at the top of each report, or lists the current REPHEADER definition.
Syntax
REPH[EADER] [PAGE] [printspec [text|variable] ...] | [OFF|ON]
where printspec represents one or more of the following clauses used to place and format the text:
COL n S[KIP] [n] TAB n LE[FT] CE[NTER] R[IGHT] BOLD FORMAT text
Terms and Clauses
Refer to the following list for a description of each term or clause. These terms and clauses also apply to the REPFOOTER command.
| PAGE | Begins a new page after printing the specified report header or before printing the specified report footer. |
| text | Represents the report header or footer text. Enter text in single quotes if you want to place more than one word on a single line. The default is NULL. |
| variable | Represents a user variable or any of the following system-maintained values: |
| To print one of these values, reference the appropriate variable in the report header or footer. You can format variable with the FORMAT clause. | |
| OFF | Turns the report header or footer off (suppresses its display) without affecting its definition. |
| ON | Turns the report header or footer on (restores its display). When you define a report header or footer, SQL*Plus automatically sets REPHEADER or REPFOOTER to ON. |
| COL n | Indents to column n of the current line (backward if column n has been passed). "Column" in this context means print position, not table column. |
| S[KIP] [n] | Skips to the start of a new line n times; if you omit n, one time; if you enter zero for n, backward to the start of the current line. |
| TAB n | Skips forward n columns (backward if you enter a negative value for n). "Column" in this context means print position, not table column. |
| LE[FT], CE[NTER], and R[IGHT] | Left-align, center, and right-align data on the current line respectively. SQL*Plus aligns following data items as a group, up to the end of the printspec or the next LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT, or COL command. CENTER and RIGHT use the SET LINESIZE value to calculate the position of the data item that follows. |
| BOLD | Prints data in bold print. SQL*Plus represents bold print on your terminal by repeating the data on three consecutive lines. On some operating systems, SQL*Plus may instruct your printer to print bolded text on three consecutive lines, instead of bold. |
| FORMAT text | Specifies a format model that determines the format of following data items, up to the next FORMAT clause or the end of the command. The format model must be a text constant such as A10 or $999. See COLUMN FORMAT for more information on formatting and valid format models. |
| If the datatype of the format model does not match the datatype of a given data item, the FORMAT clause has no effect on that item. | |
| If no appropriate FORMAT model precedes a given data item, SQL*Plus prints NUMBER values according to the format specified by SET NUMFORMAT or, if you have not used SET NUMFORMAT, the default format. SQL*Plus prints DATE values according to the default format. | |
| Refer to the FORMAT clause of the COLUMN command in this chapter for more information on default formats. | |
Usage Notes
If you do not enter a printspec clause before the text or variables, REPHEADER left justifies the text or variables.
You can use any number of constants and variables in a printspec. SQL*Plus displays the constants and variables in the order you specify them, positioning and formatting each constant or variable as specified by the printspec clauses that precede it.
Example
To define "EMPLOYEE LISTING REPORT" as a report header on a separate page, and to center it, enter:
SQL> REPHEADER PAGE CENTER 'EMPLOYEE LISTING REPORT'
SQL> TTITLE RIGHT 'Page: ' FORMAT 999 SQL.PNO
SQL> SELECT ENAME, SAL
2 FROM EMP
3 WHERE SAL > 2000;
Page: 1
EMPLOYEE LISTING REPORT
Page: 2
ENAME SAL
---------- ----------
JONES 2975
BLAKE 2850
CLARK 2450
SCOTT 3000
KING 5000
FORD 3000
6 rows selected.To suppress the report header without changing its definition, enter:
SQL> REPHEADER OFF