SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
2 v_string VARCHAR2(500 CHAR);
3 BEGIN
4 v_string := 'recognize this, often ...';
5 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SUBSTR(v_string, 1, 2));
6 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SUBSTR(v_string, 6, 8));
7 END;
8 /
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PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
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