- SET SCAN OFF purpose
- old 1: select '&hello' from dual
- new 1: select 'this string was entered' from dual
- SQL> set scan off;
- SQL> ed
- Wrote file afiedt.buf
- 1* select 'foo & bar' from dual
- SQL> /
- 'FOO&BAR'
- ---------
- foo & bar
- SQL> set scan on
- SQL> /
- Enter value for bar: some value
- old 1: select 'foo & bar' from dual
- new 1: select 'foo some value' from dual
- 'FOOSOMEVALUE'
- --------------
- foo some value