how to remove trailing white spaces in columns while using Spool

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SET PAGESIZE 1000

SET COLSEP ,

SET WRAP OFF

SET HEADSEP OFF

SET UNDERLINE OFF

SET TRIMSPOOL ON

SET TRIMOUT ON

SET LINESIZE 2000

SET TERMOUT OFF

SET FEEDBACK OFF

SPOOL C:\Oracle\documents\emp.csv

SELECT * FROM EMP;

SPOOL OFF

Output is as following

EmployeeNumber,Employeename,EmployeeDepartment,EmployeeDesignation,EmployeeSalary

                    7657,             Andrew,                 Accounting,                                   ,               50000,

Mustafa_KALAYCI

what is your client version? if it is 12c and above you can simply use:

<span class="kwd" style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; color: #101094;">set</span><span class="pln" style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; color: #303336;"> markup csv </span><span class="kwd" style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: inherit; color: #101094;">on</span>

select .....

Paulzip

Use

set markup csv on

if 12c or above

or

You'll have to do something like...

select EmployeeNumber||','||Employeename||','||','||EmployeeDepartment||','||EmployeeDesignation||','||EmployeeSalary

from emp

and remember to use to_char on fields if it's a number or a date.

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Hello Paul,

I have already tried Set markup csv , it is not working, I am using oracle 11g. I cannot use every column separately as I have to use it for a large database and am looking for a dynamic query as i will use it on certain views.

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Hi Mustafa,

It is not working, already tried. I cannot change the query I have to use just select * from table name. I cannot use every other column names separately as it is a reusable code.

Karthick2003

Try sqlcl tool.

https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/appdev/sqlcl.html

In this tool all you need is this

select /*csv*/ * from emp;

This tool has lots of interesting features.

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Hi Karthick,

Thanks for your help, but we use Toad in our organisation.

Mustafa_KALAYCI

your example commands are sqlplus commands! so those are application specific. Toad, I assume, allows you to run sqlplus commands. I simply suggest you install an oracle 12c client. you don't need to have a 12c database. just use new client ans your sqlplus will be able to run set markup csv command.

[Deleted User]

8132c5da-3111-4c9a-865a-bcfd06ff02ac wrote:we use Toad in our organisation.

A quick search using Google gave me this: https://forums.toadworld.com/t/export-the-results-of-a-query-to-csv/29959 ...

That said: What exactly are you trying to achieve?

 I cannot use every column separately as I have to use it for a large database and am looking for a dynamic query as i will use it on certain views.

Why is the size of the database an issue? Why would you need something "dynamic" (I hate that word...) for views?

 I cannot change the query I have to use just select * from table name. I cannot use every other column names separately as it is a reusable code.

Reusable code? What code? If you need help with code you need to show us that code.

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Hi Stefan,

What exactly are you trying to achieve?

I want to create a csv file from DB which will be transferred in between app and DB servers.

Why is the size of the database an issue? Why would you need something "dynamic" (I hate that word...) for views?

Using all column names is not possible for as not every view might contain all.

Reusable code? What code?

One single procedure which for all views.  This particular set of select statement I have to use inside the procedure.

code is confidential.

Thanks for your help.

AndrewSayer

8132c5da-3111-4c9a-865a-bcfd06ff02ac wrote:Hi Stefan,What exactly are you trying to achieve?I want to create a csv file from DB which will be transferred in between app and DB servers.
..

Why?

Your app should be using SQL to get data. It should not go back to the stone ages and parse a CSV file...

What's the real business problem you're trying to solve here?