Re: callout listener and external procedure issue

"Kempf, Reed" wrote:
>
> Hello gurus,
>
> I have written a plsql package which incorporates an external C procedure
> and therefore utilizes a callout listener and am having problems with the
> callout listener losing connection in the middle of my program
>
> Has anyone out there had any sort of similar problems using an external
> procedure and a callout listener and if so is there a patch or workaround
> for this.
>
> Here is my listener.ora file:
>
> # LISTENER.ORA Network Configuration File:
> /opt/oracle/product/8.1.7/network/admin/listener.ora
> # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
>
> LISTENER_1 =
> (DESCRIPTION_LIST =
> (DESCRIPTION =
> (ADDRESS_LIST =
> (ADDRESS =
> (PROTOCOL = TCP)
> (HOST = weaklink)
> (PORT = 1521))
> )
> )
> )
>
> CALLOUT =
> (ADDRESS_LIST =
> (ADDRESS =
> (PROTOCOL=IPC)
> (KEY=EXTPROC)
> )
> )
>
> SID_LIST_LISTENER_1 =
> (SID_LIST =
> (SID_DESC =
> (SID_NAME = WEAKLINK)
> (ORACLE_HOME = /opt/oracle/product/8.1.7)
> )
> )
>
> SID_LIST_CALLOUT =
> (SID_LIST =
> (SID_DESC =
> (SID_NAME = CALLOUT)
> (ORACLE_HOME = /opt/oracle/product/8.1.7)
> (PROGRAM = /opt/oracle/product/8.1.7/bin/extproc)
> )
> )
>
> Reed
>
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> Author: Kempf, Reed
> INET: rkempf_at_rightnow.com
>

Reed,

   Don't know how it works in your case but remember that external procedures are dynamically loaded. If you are using static variables, they may be reset anytime. The reason may be that your proc is flushed out of memory, then called back.

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