Re: Calling host functions, URGENT!

From: Arnold Schommer <aschommer_at_fs-edv.de>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 08:23:56 +0100
Message-ID: <36DF868C.FFB435C2@fs-edv.de>

Hi, Soumitra

soumitrabose_at_yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I want to call an executable function in a Sun solaris machine from ORacle
> forms 4.5.
>
> How do I go about it?
>
> that means I want to call in this order
> 1. Call a host host executable function from a Oracle forms push button.
> 2. In that function I want to go to a unix machine and run a binary file.
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Soumitra
>
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There is a builtin procedure host() that should do what you want. As far as i know, you can give it a complete command line, e.g. host('ls -l');
to list the current (whatever this might be from inside of forms) directory.

hope it helps.

Arnold Schommer Received on Fri Mar 05 1999 - 01:23:56 CST