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SQLPlus Creates Blank Column in First Position when Spooling to Flat File (Doc ID 432818.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 31, 2022

Applies to:

SQL*Plus - Version 8.1.7.4 to 10.2.0.2 [Release 8.1.7 to Oracle10g]
Fujitsu BS2000
Fujitsu Siemens BS2000/OSD
 

Symptoms

On Fujitsu Siemens BS2000/OSD, SQL*Plus generates blank in the first column for each record when spooling into a flat file and the normal output starts in the 2nd column.

Cause

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