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How to Exit from SQL*Plus Script if Substitution Variable is not Defined (Doc ID 393476.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Applies to:

SQL*Plus - Version 10.1.0.4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Is it possible to exit from SQL*PLUS with a return code when an SQL is executed with an undefined variable within a Unix shell script.

Example:
select &var1 from dual; --var1 is not declared within the script


Solution

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