How to execute an SQL file using PL/SQL command line?

To execute an SQL file in the PL/SQL command line, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open the command line window and navigate to the installation directory of PL/SQL.
  2. Log in to the PL/SQL environment using the following command:
sqlplus username/password@database

In this case, username refers to the database username, password is the database password, and database is the name of the database you want to connect to.

  1. Run the SQL file using the following command:
@path/to/sqlfile.sql

The path/to/sqlfile.sql is the location of the SQL file to be executed.

  1. You can exit the PL/SQL environment by using the command after execution.
exit

By following the above steps, you can execute an SQL file in the PL/SQL command line.

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