# Formatting issue with conditional compilation

**URL:** <https://forums.toadworld.com/t/formatting-issue-with-conditional-compilation/61881>\
**Category:** Toad for Oracle - Beta\
**Created:** [October 2, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/formatting-issue-with-conditional-compilation/61881 "2026-10-02T08:14:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![dirk.mika1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/dirk.mika1/32/16503_2.png) [@dirk.mika1](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/dirk.mika1)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/formatting-issue-with-conditional-compilation/61881/1 "2026-10-02T08:14:42Z")

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The following example illustrates the problem:

```auto
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE test
AS
   SUBTYPE mytype1 IS VARCHAR2(16 CHAR);

   SUBTYPE mytype2 IS VARCHAR2(16 CHAR);

   PROCEDURE do_something;
END;
/

```

With conditional compilation:

```sql
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE test
AS
   $IF some_constant
   $THEN
      SUBTYPE mytype1 IS VARCHAR2(16 CHAR);
      SUBTYPE mytype2 IS VARCHAR2(16 CHAR);
   $END

   PROCEDURE do_something;
END;

```

The blank line between the two types is repeatedly deleted when the code is formatted.

That's just an example. Blank lines are also removed inside conditional compilation in other places.

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**Author:** ![milos.lekovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@milos.lekovic](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/milos.lekovic)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/formatting-issue-with-conditional-compilation/61881/2 "2026-10-10T08:00:57Z")

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@dirk.mika1 we're on it, thanks!