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"Thorsten Herrmann" <herrmann.thorsten_at_lycosmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi!
>
> I have the task to produce an email triggered by the database, but there
is
> no mail client on the database server running. Does Oracle (8.0.4) have
any
> build in functions? Any other ideas (except installing an email-client
> 'cause the admin won't allow it)?
>
> Hope to reading from you!
>
> Thorsten
>
>
Could you please refrain posting this to all Oracle newsgroups?
Oracle 8.0.4 (on which platform?) doesn't have any mail functions, and BTW
has been desupported by Oracle. You'll need to upgrade to 8.0.6.
If your admin doesn't allow you to install an e-mail client (assuming you
are using NT), you are stuck. You could however try to use the Oracle
external procedure facility to call a dll with mapi calls. Your best bet is
to search for the mapi32.dll, IIRC it comes with NT.
Regards,
Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Thu Sep 28 2000 - 18:27:29 CDT