Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

Name

REPHEADER

Synopsis

The REPHEADER command defines a report header. Report headers print on the first page of a report, after the page title and before the first detail line. See Chapter 7 for more information.

Syntax

REPH[EADER] [PAGE] [OFF | ON] | option [option . . . ]
option ::=  [COL x |
             S[KIP] x |
             TAB x |
             LE[FT] |
             CE[NTER] |
             R[IGHT] |
             BOLD |
             FOR[MAT] format_spec |
             text |
             variable]

Parameteres

REPH[EADER]

Is the command, which may be abbreviated REPH. Issuing the REPHEADER command with no parameters causes SQL*Plus to display the current report header setting.

[PAGE]

Begins a new page after printing the header.

OFF

Turns the report header off but does not erase its definition. You can turn it back on with ON.

ON

Turns on printing of report headers.

COL x

Causes any header text following this parameter to print at the specified column position.

S[KIP] x

May be abbreviated S. Insert the specified number of line breaks before printing any subsequent header text.

TAB x

TAB is similar to COL, but moves you the specified number of columns relative to the current position. Negative numbers move you backward. TAB has nothing to do with tab characters.

LE[FT]

May be abbreviated LE. Causes subsequent footer text to be printed beginning at the leftmost column of the current footer line.

CE[NTER]

May be abbreviated CE. Causes subsequent header text to be centered within the current line. The LINESIZE setting controls the line width.

R[IGHT]

May be abbreviated R. Causes subsequent header text to be printed ...