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# 15  
Old 08-12-2011
@pludi, not sure if :set paste works in vi. It may be valid only in vim.

@alok, the option that scottn had suggested earlier should work fine (both in vi and vim).

Try this:
  1. Start vi
  2. type :set noai nosm
  3. hit Enter
  4. hit i (for insert mode)
  5. now paste from the clipboard.
Note: The nosm may not be needed. It shows matching braces/parens as you paste, if that option is turned on, by default. It may slow down the paste.

Smilie
- GP
# 16  
Old 08-15-2011
Is it possible you are copying tabs which are being expanded in vi? Type
Code:
:set list

to see. Tabs will show as a ^I and carriage returns as a $.

If so, you may need to set the tab stop to a different length like
Code:
:set ts=2

or do a search and replace them with spaces maybe, depending on what you need to do.
# 17  
Old 08-16-2011
You are almost there, I do see, tabs appearing in ^1 and carrige return showing $ to me.
I also tried to set out :set ts=2, but again, it's not doing any good to me. One more thing, how can I correct this behaviour?

Code:
set pagesize 100
set linesize 200
break on report

                                                                                    compute sum of free_mb on report

                                                                                    compute sum of act_size on report

                                                                                    compute sum of used_mb on report

                                                                                    col %used format 999.99

                                                                                    col %Free format 999.99

                                                                                    col act_size format 99,99,999.99

                                                                                    col free_mb format 99,99,999.99

                                                                                    col used_mb format 99,99,999.99

                                                                                    col file_name for a60

                                                                                    col largest_extent_MB format 99,99,999.99

                                                                                    col tablespace for a25




           select SUBSTR(a.tablespace_name,1,20) "TABLESPACE",act_size,free_mb,

           free_mb*100/act_size "%FREE",

           act_size-free_mb used_MB,((act_size-free_mb)*100)/act_size "%USED",largest_extent_MB

           from (SELECT TABLESPACE_NAME,SUM(BYTES)/1024/1024 FREE_MB,

           max(bytes)/1024/1024 largest_extent_MB

           FROM DBA_FREE_SPACE group by tablespace_name) a,

           (SELECT TABLESPACE_NAME,SUM(BYTES)/1024/1024 ACT_SIZE FROM

           DBA_DATA_FILES group by tablespace_name) b

           where a.tablespace_name(+)=b.tablespace_name

           --order by 1

           and a.tablespace_name in

           ('FDR')

           order by 1

# 18  
Old 08-17-2011
Try removing tabs after pasting into vi?

Code:
:%s/<Ctrl-V><Ctrl-I>//g

Explanation:
:%                 = on every line
s/<Ctrl-V><Ctrl-I> = search for a tab
//                 = replace with nothing
g                  = do it on every occurrence in a line

Note: to tell vi you will be entering a control character, press Ctrl-V, then the sequence for the character. In this case a tab key.
# 19  
Old 08-31-2011
Thanks a lot GP, your solution worked like a charm

hare krishna
 
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