Changing the screen width in Teradata BTEQ

The default width in Teradata BTEQ setting display maximum of 75 characters in a single line.

If we need to display more than 75 characters in a single line, we can set the width of the screen in Teradata BTEQ. The valid range is from 20 to 65531. 

Example

.SET WIDTH 150

The above example will set the screen of Teradata BTEQ to 150 characters.

If a screen width is specified that is smaller than 20 characters or larger than 65531 characters, BTEQ displays the following error message:

*** Error: Width out of legal range of 20 to 65531.

Changing the screen width in Teradata BTEQ

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