Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide

BTITLE

Use the BTITLE command to define page footers for a report. Chapter 3 discusses BTITLE and has several examples. Also see the TTITLE command. BTITLE and TTITLE work the same way.

BTI[TLE] [[OFF|ON]|
         [COL x|
         S[KIP] x|
         TAB x|
         LE[FT]|
         CE[NTER]|
         R[IGHT]|
         BOLD|
         FOR[MAT] format_spec|
         text|
         variable...]

where:

BTI[TLE]

May be abbreviated BTI. Issuing the BTITLE command with no parameters causes SQL*Plus to display the current bottom title setting.

OFF

Turns the page footer off, but does not erase its definition. You can turn it back on again with ON.

ON

Turns on printing of page footers. The default footer, if you do not specify another, will be the first part of the SELECT statement.

COL x

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

S[KIP] x

May be abbreviated to S, and inserts the specified number of line breaks before printing any subsequent footer 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 backwards. TAB has nothing whatsoever to do with tab characters.

LE[FT]

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

CE[NTER]

May be abbreviated CE, and causes subsequent footer text to be centered within the current line. The LINESIZE setting controls the line width.

R[IGHT]

May be abbreviated R, and causes subsequent footer text to be printed flush right. The LINESIZE ...