COLUMN Salary heading "Current|Salary" format $9999.99
SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table emp( 2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL, 3 fname VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 4 lname VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 5 Start_Date DATE, 6 End_Date DATE, 7 Salary Number(8,2), 8 City VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), 9 Description VARCHAR2(15 BYTE) 10 ) 11 / Table created. SQL> SQL> -- prepare data SQL> insert into emp(ID, fname, lname, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description) 2 values ('01','Jason', 'Martin', to_date('19960725','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20060725','YYYYMMDD'), 1234.56, 'Toronto', 'Programmer') 3 / 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp(ID, fname, lname, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description) 2 values('02','Alison', 'Mathews', to_date('19760321','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19860221','YYYYMMDD'), 6661.78, 'Vancouver','Tester') 3 / 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp(ID, fname, lname, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description) 2 values('03','James', 'Smith', to_date('19781212','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19900315','YYYYMMDD'), 6544.78, 'Vancouver','Tester') 3 / 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp(ID, fname, lname, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description) 2 values('04','Celia', 'Rice', to_date('19821024','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19990421','YYYYMMDD'), 2344.78, 'Vancouver','Manager') 3 / 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp(ID, fname, lname, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description) 2 values('05','Robert', 'Black', to_date('19840115','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980808','YYYYMMDD'), 2334.78, 'Vancouver','Tester') 3 / 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp(ID, fname, lname, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description) 2 values('06','Linda', 'Green', to_date('19870730','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19960104','YYYYMMDD'), 4322.78,'New York', 'Tester') 3 / 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp(ID, fname, lname, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description) 2 values('07','David', 'Larry', to_date('19901231','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980212','YYYYMMDD'), 7897.78,'New York', 'Manager') 3 / 1 row created. SQL> insert into emp(ID, fname, lname, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description) 2 values('08','James', 'Cat', to_date('19960917','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20020415','YYYYMMDD'), 1232.78,'Vancouver', 'Tester') 3 / 1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> COLUMN Salary heading "Current|Salary" format $9999.99 SQL> SQL> select salary from emp; Current Salary --------- $1234.56 $6661.78 $6544.78 $2344.78 $2334.78 $4322.78 $7897.78 $1232.78 8 rows selected. SQL> SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped.