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Re: Can Oracle Triggers use the host command

From: Arjan van Bentem <avbentem_at_DONT-YOU-DAREdds.nl>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 19:11:30 +0200
Message-ID: <7f2i7o$c12$1@weber.a2000.nl>


tylersperry wrote
> Can a trigger use the host command to execute
> a function on the host machine?

No, the HOST command is a SQL*Plus command, not a PL/SQL statement. However, you can call functions in libraries or check out your docs for examples on using dbms_pipe to talk with a daemon process.

Arjan. Received on Wed Apr 14 1999 - 12:11:30 CDT

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