From BeilstWH@obg.com Fri, 02 Mar 2001 11:57:14 -0800 From: "William Beilstein" Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 11:57:14 -0800 Subject: Re: Removing files with PL/SQL Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain How about the host command. This will shell out to the os and process the command. host erase c:\my_dir\my_file.txt >>> 03/02/01 02:32PM >>> Hey listers, Does anyone know of a way to remove files from an O/S file system using PL/SQL without calling a java or an external C routine? Thanks, Alan Alan Aschenbrenner Oracle DBA IHS Group (303)-858-6394 alan.aschenbrenner@ihs.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: alan.aschenbrenner@ihs.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: William Beilstein INET: BeilstWH@obg.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).