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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;1 версия&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Add dollar signs to the output==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
-- clear columns&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    MyName             VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    MyDate             DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  5    MyNumber           Number(8,2)&lt;br /&gt;
  6  )&lt;br /&gt;
  7  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19960711&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19970622&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19980513&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),22.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19990624&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-2.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;20000415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),2.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE      MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96      12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97     -12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98       22.1&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99      -2.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00        2.1&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- Add dollar signs to the output&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; COLUMN MyNumber FORMAT $990.99;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT * FROM TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE    MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- --------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96   $12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97  -$12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98   $22.10&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99   -$2.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00    $2.10&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; COLUMN MyNumber FORMAT $990.99;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT * FROM TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE    MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- --------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96   $12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97  -$12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98   $22.10&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99   -$2.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00    $2.10&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; column mynumber clear;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; CLEAR COLUMNS;&lt;br /&gt;
columns cleared&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==COLUMN Number FORMAT: 999==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    MyName             VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    MyDate             DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  5    MyNumber           Number(8,2)&lt;br /&gt;
  6  )&lt;br /&gt;
  7  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19960711&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19970622&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19980513&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),22.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19990624&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-2.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;20000415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),2.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE    MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- --------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96    12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97   -12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98    22.10&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99    -2.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00     2.10&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- Format MyNumber field to make it shorter&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; COLUMN MyNumber FORMAT 999;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT * FROM TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE    MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- --------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96       12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97      -12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98       22&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99       -2&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00        2&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; column mynumber clear;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==COLUMN Number FORMAT: 999,999==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    MyName             VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    MyDate             DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  5    MyNumber           Number(8,2)&lt;br /&gt;
  6  )&lt;br /&gt;
  7  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19960711&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19970622&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19980513&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),22.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19990624&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-2.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;20000415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),2.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE      MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96      12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97     -12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98       22.1&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99      -2.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00        2.1&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- If there are decimals or if commas are desired:&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; COLUMN MyNumber FORMAT 999,999;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT * FROM TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE    MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- --------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96       12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97      -12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98       22&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99       -2&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00        2&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; COLUMN MyNumber FORMAT 99999.99;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT * FROM TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE     MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- ---------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96     12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97    -12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98     22.10&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99     -2.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00      2.10&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==If the column format is too small==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    MyName             VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    MyDate             DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  5    MyNumber           Number(8,2)&lt;br /&gt;
  6  )&lt;br /&gt;
  7  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19960711&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19970622&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19980513&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),22.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19990624&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-2.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;20000415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),2.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE      MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96      12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97     -12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98       22.1&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99      -2.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00        2.1&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- If the column format is too small:&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; COLUMN MyNumber FORMAT 99;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT * FROM TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE    MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- --------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96       12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97      -12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98       22&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99       -2&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00        2&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Number format cannot be too short==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DATE  END_DATE        SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason      Martin     1996-JUL-25 2006-JUL-25    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison     Mathews    1976-MAR-21 1986-FEB-21    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James      Smith      1978-DEC-12 1990-MAR-15    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia      Rice       1982-OCT-24 1999-APR-21    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert     Black      1984-JAN-15 1998-AUG-08    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda      Green      1987-JUL-30 1996-JAN-04    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David      Larry      1990-DEC-31 1998-FEB-12    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James      Cat        1996-SEP-17 2002-APR-15    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; --Column format:Dollar symbol, with 2 digits to the right of the decimal point and 2 digits to the left&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; COLUMN salary FORMAT $9.99&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT salary FROM employee;&lt;br /&gt;
SALARY&lt;br /&gt;
------&lt;br /&gt;
######&lt;br /&gt;
######&lt;br /&gt;
######&lt;br /&gt;
######&lt;br /&gt;
######&lt;br /&gt;
######&lt;br /&gt;
######&lt;br /&gt;
######&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; column salary clear;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT salary FROM employee;&lt;br /&gt;
    SALARY&lt;br /&gt;
----------&lt;br /&gt;
   1234.56&lt;br /&gt;
   6661.78&lt;br /&gt;
   6544.78&lt;br /&gt;
   2344.78&lt;br /&gt;
   2334.78&lt;br /&gt;
   4322.78&lt;br /&gt;
   7897.78&lt;br /&gt;
   1232.78&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Set number format to &amp;quot;$9,999.99&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason      Martin     25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison     Mathews    21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James      Smith      12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia      Rice       24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert     Black      15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda      Green      30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David      Larry      31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME  START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
08   James      Cat        17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- set number format to &amp;quot;$9,999.99&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; column Salary format $9,999.99;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select Salary from Employee;&lt;br /&gt;
    SALARY&lt;br /&gt;
----------&lt;br /&gt;
 $1,234.56&lt;br /&gt;
 $6,661.78&lt;br /&gt;
 $6,544.78&lt;br /&gt;
 $2,344.78&lt;br /&gt;
 $2,334.78&lt;br /&gt;
 $4,322.78&lt;br /&gt;
 $7,897.78&lt;br /&gt;
    SALARY&lt;br /&gt;
----------&lt;br /&gt;
 $1,232.78&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==To avoid having &amp;quot;naked&amp;quot; decimal points==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table TestTable(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    MyName             VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    MyDate             DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  5    MyNumber           Number(8,2)&lt;br /&gt;
  6  )&lt;br /&gt;
  7  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19960711&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19970622&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-12.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19980513&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),22.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;19990624&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),-2.12);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into TestTable (ID, MyName, MyDate, MyNumber) values(&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,to_date(&amp;quot;20000415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;),2.1);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE      MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- ----------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96      12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97     -12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98       22.1&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99      -2.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00        2.1&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- To avoid having &amp;quot;naked&amp;quot; decimal points&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; COLUMN MyNumber FORMAT 990.99;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; SELECT * FROM TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   MYNAME     MYDATE    MYNUMBER&lt;br /&gt;
---- ---------- --------- --------&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     11-JUL-96    12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     22-JUN-97   -12.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     13-MAY-98    22.10&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     24-JUN-99    -2.12&lt;br /&gt;
1    Alison     15-APR-00     2.10&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; column mynumber clear;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table TestTable;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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