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\'

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Answer 1

Go to your oracle home Oracle\product\\client_2\sqlplus\admin\glogin.sql and add the following lines to enable printing globally,

SET ECHO ON;
SET TERM ON;
WHENEVER SQLERROR EXIT FAILURE ROLLBACK;
SET DEFINE OFF;