When executing a script on SQLPlus, it prints a sequence of numbers instead of output

Question

I\'m trying to execute a script on SQL PLus, it\'s simple.

SET serveroutput ON;
DECLARE
    mode NUMBER(1) := 1;

IF (mode = 1) THEN

    prompt \'HERE\'

EN         


        

Answer 1

You cannot use sqlplus command in plsql.We can use dbms_output instead which will display the output in SQL prompt

SET serveroutput ON;
DECLARE
mode NUMBER(1) := 1;
BEGIN
IF (mode = 1) THEN
dbms_output.put_line('HERE');
END IF;
dbms_output.put_line('fim');
END;
/