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The edit command invokes an operating system text editor on the contents of:
- the specified file
- or on the contents of the SQL buffer.
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Syntax
ED[IT] [file_name[.ext]]
where:
- file name is the name of a file without extension. (Default the current SQL buffer, when you exit the editor, the changed SQL buffer is returned to SQL*Plus)
- ext is the file extension (default sql)
How to
open a file
ed D:\svn_sql\login.sql
to open the file D:\svn_sql\login.sql
open the buffer
ed