title: SqlPlus SP2-0734: Error
body: <p>I am new to using SqlPlus but not new to using SQL, and I get the following error after writing this in my editor and attempting to run the script that I wrote. All of this appears to be valid and works on sql fiddle... I am not sure what the issue is. Any ideas?? None of the files I create seem to work....</p>
  
  <pre><code>SQL&gt; start sales.sq;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>which contains</p>
  
  <pre><code>1  create table salesreps
  2  (empl_num number(3,0) primary key,
  3  name varchar2(15) not null,
  4  age number(3,0),
  5  rep_office number(2,0),
  6  title varchar2(10),
  7  hire_date varchar2(10) not null,
  8  manager number(3,0),
  9  quota number(10,2),
  10 sales number(10,2) not null);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Generating the following errors</p>
  
  <pre><code>SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "name varch..." - rest of line ignored.
  SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "age number..." - rest of line ignored.
  SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "rep_office..." - rest of line ignored.
  SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "title varc..." - rest of line ignored.
  SP2-0044: For a list of known commands enter HELP
  and to leave enter EXIT.
  SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "hire_date ..." - rest of line ignored.
  SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "manager nu..." - rest of line ignored.
  SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "quota numb..." - rest of line ignored.
  SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "sales numb..." - rest of line ignored.
  SP2-0044: For a list of known commands enter HELP
  and to leave enter EXIT.
  </code></pre>