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Chris Saxon

Thanks for the question, Pierre.

Asked: February 03, 2026 - 12:30 pm UTC

Last updated: February 03, 2026 - 3:03 pm UTC

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Hello,

I know PL/SQL package DBMS_OUTPUT and I know the procedure DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE.

I see sometimes in code published on the web usage of DBMS_OUTPUT_LINE procedure.
I would like to know if this procedure has ever existed and if yes in which Oracle version.

Thanks.

and Chris said...

To my knowledge, no such procedure has ever existed. I can't recall seeing examples of this either.

If you've found examples containing it, it's likely that either:

- There are copy-paste or other errors in the script
- The author created their own DBMS_OUTPUT_LINE, which is not part of the standard installation

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Pierre, February 03, 2026 - 4:12 pm UTC


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