SQL Plus/Shell Script: Extra newline printed

Question

Below is my variable and the value is being fetched from the query.

subsno=`sqlplus -s user/pass@DB << EOL
set heading off;
SET FEEDBACK OFF;

select CFR_SUBSCRIBER_NO
from csm_future_request
where CFR_BAN = 111111111 and cfr_status = 'E' and CFR_SUBSCRIBER_NO<>0000000000;

EOL`

But when I am printing this variable it is being printed with a newline first. And the ${#subsno} is printing (length+1), i.e, it is including the new line character.

Is there any option to stop the new line from being printed ? I have already check the table, it has proper data.

Answer 1

Maybe it's

set newpage none

(The number of blank lines between the top of each page and the top title).