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The document discusses how to create a menu in SQLPlus or PL/SQL. Several users provided suggestions, with most agreeing that SQLPlus is not well-suited for this task and recommending using a different programming language instead. One user provided an example SQLPlus script that uses prompts, accepts, and a CASE statement to display a menu and run different scripts based on the user's selection. However, others noted that CASE is not a valid SQLPlus command.

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How To Create A Menu in SQLPlus or PLSQL

The document discusses how to create a menu in SQLPlus or PL/SQL. Several users provided suggestions, with most agreeing that SQLPlus is not well-suited for this task and recommending using a different programming language instead. One user provided an example SQLPlus script that uses prompts, accepts, and a CASE statement to display a menu and run different scripts based on the user's selection. However, others noted that CASE is not a valid SQLPlus command.

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How to create a menu in SQLPlus or PL/SQL

I have several scripts that I would like to start from a menu presented to the SQLPlus user. Something like: Please make a selection: 1: Do script a 2: Do script b 3: Do script c I just need a point in the right direction, not a quick answer.
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asked Dec 4 '09 at 22:35 Kyle Goddard 11 1

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Here is a SQL Plus script to do that: prompt Please make a selection: prompt 1: Do script a

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prompt 2: Do script b Welcome to Q&A prompt 3: Do script c

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accept selection prompt "Enter option 1-3: " set term off column script new_value v_script select case '&selection.' when '1' then 'script_a' when '2' then 'script_b' when '3' then 'script_c' else 'menu' end as script from dual; set term on @&v_script. NB The 'menu' in the ELSE part of the case expression is the name of this script, so that it runs itself again when the user enters an invalid option.
edited Dec 5 '09 at 13:15 answered Dec 5 '09 at 10:53 Tony Andrews 22.6k 1 16 38

+1. Good one. Wish I could double vote up. Guru Dec 5 '09 at 11:03 learn something new everyday, thanks. David Dec 5 '09 at 14:13

It's hard to accomplish what you are trying to do with SQLPlus and/or PL/SQL.

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SQLPlus is a frontend for Oracle databases. Its main purpose is to perform queries against an Oracle Welcome to Q&A for professional and enthusiast programmers -- check RDBMS. PL/SQL is a language to manipulate data in Oracle.

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Instead, if you want something with user interaction, I would suggest you to write a little script/program in insert your favorite language here (could python, C/C++, C#, Java) with an Oracle connection to perform the SQL queries or PL/SQL programs you need.
answered Dec 4 '09 at 22:39 Pablo Santa Cruz 18.1k 1 17 41 You can prompt for variables defined in scripts run via SQLPlus. See my answer for details, but here's a link regarding variables & SQLPlus: orafaq.com/node/515 OMG Ponies Dec 5 '09 at 2:47

You can execute scripts from a master script: CASE LOWER(&v_script_selection) WHEN 'a' THEN @script_a.sql WHEN 'b' THEN @script_b.sql WHEN 'c' THEN @script_c.sql ELSE DBMS_OUTPUT('No such option available') END &variablename is used to refer to the variable variablename in SQLPlus, much the same way $variablename is used in shell scripts. If variablename is undefined, then SQLPlus prompts the user for a value. You can provide a path relative to the master script - the example relies on the supporting scripts to be in the same directory.
answered Dec 5 '09 at 2:44 OMG Ponies 50k 6 21 55

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CASE isn't a valid SQL Plus command, so this doesn't work. Tony Andrews Dec 5 '09 at 10:54 @Tony: It will work, it's just not a complete answer. OMG Ponies Dec 5 '09 at 17:43

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DBMS_OUTPUT can be used to print lines to the screen. It looks like it has has functions that do a GET_LINE as well, but I've never used it and don't know how well they work. You just need to be careful about your SQLPlus settings. It can truncate lines if you don't set it up properly.
answered Dec 4 '09 at 22:39 Kris 149 4

I'd got with a real language for this (as per Pablo's comment). You could have some stuff in a login.sql that displayed a list suggestions when you connect (PRINT or PROMPT SQL*Plus statements). And you could have a bunch of scripts called 1.sql, 2.sql etc which would get run if the user entered @1, @2 etc. (as long as they are in the correct directory). But really SQL*Plus isn't suited for this.
answered Dec 5 '09 at 0:38 Gary 10.1k 5 16

If the scripts are totally unrelated, I'd use a simple batch file or shell script.
answered Dec 5 '09 at 14:42 IronGoofy 2,725 4 20

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