Re: Running OS command from Oracle

Igor Pomazanov <mbwt_at_glas.apc.org> writes:

>Can somebody help me to find a way to run OS command from Oracle.
>For example after changing of certain data I need to send a message to printer.

AFAIK, the only way to do this is to write the commands to a table, then have a program or script periodically check for entries in that table (via cron or some other scheduler) and execute them.

If anyone has a better idea, I'd love to hear it!

-Shannon

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