Re: PL/SQL and OS(UNIX) calls

From: Ron Reidy <rereidy_at_uswest.net>
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 23:44:01 -0600
Message-ID: <374F7EA0.9ED82C2B@uswest.net>

smfrank_at_my-deja.com wrote:

> Is it possible to send commands to the operating system from a PL/SQL
> package? I want to be able to call SQL*Loader from a package using the
> command line arguments.
>
> Any input would be greatly appreciated,
> Shawn Franklin
>
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You will need to write a daemon (in C, Perl, whatever) and use DBMS_PIPE to listen for requests.

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Ron Reidy
Oracle DBA
Reidy Consulting, L.L.C. Received on Sat May 29 1999 - 00:44:01 CDT