Re: Where to get PL/SQL?

There seems to some confusion about PL/File.

PL/File is not a built-in (Oracle) package. PL/File is a third party PL/SQL package, once installed it offers advanced (remote) file-, directory- and zip file functionality and through PL/SQL these functions can be called in any Oracle application.

PL/File is a not a member of the PL/Vision family but is one of the PL/SQL libraries made by SEMANTICA.

Other PL/SQL libraries of the PL/library family include :

• PL/Run (advanced process and job functionality) and
• PL/Crypt (advanced digest, encryption-, secure random and key generation-, and compression functionality)

More information about these PL/SQL libraries can be found on www.semantica.com

Kind regards,
--TS

"Vladimir M. Zakharychev" <bob_at_dpsp-yes.com> wrote in message news:anuqir$6hv$1_at_babylon.agtel.net...
> Since PL/SQL is a *language* supported by Oracle and PL/File seems to
> be a set of packages written in this language, I guess that as soon as you
> install this set into your database according to installation instructions
it
> will be readily available. Just curious: PL/File is a member of PL/Vision
> family?
>
> --
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>
> "bigKED" <tme2slp_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:pG1o9.111140$121.2389807_at_twister.austin.rr.com...
> > Okay!
> >
> > I think I understand. I use SQLPlus, but wasn't sure about PL/SQL.
From
> > the comments, it is built-in to Oracle, so all I have to do is learn how
to
> > use the PL/SQL commands? Am I close? So, once I install the PL/File it
> > will have that feature or does my PL/SQL already have that feature?
> >
> > Thanks..
> >
> > Ked
> > "Malcolm Dew-Jones" <yf110_at_vtn1.victoria.tc.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3d9fd9e3_at_news.victoria.tc.ca...
> > > bigKED (tme2slp_at_yahoo.com) wrote:
> > > : I just got fine results from my question on running a DOS command
using
> > > : PL/File. And I got the website to download PL/File, but now I would
> > like to
> > > : know more about PL/SQL. Is it included in Oracle 9i? Because if it
is,
> > I
> > > : must of not installed it.
> > >
> > > PL/File ?
> > >
> > > pl/sql is the "native" language of oracle, so it certainly comes with
> > > oracle 9i.
> > >
> > > Perhaps you mean SQL*Plus the interface that gives you the interactive
> > > SQL> prompt at which you can type SQL commands. There is a console
> > > version and a windows version. Both present a command line at which
you
> > > type SQL commands.
> > >
> > > I can't imagine it *not* coming with *any* version of oracle. Perhaps
you
> > > just don't know the naem of the program to run. I am not logged onto
an
> > > oracle client right now, so I cann't check, but I recall an earlier
> > > version was the file C:\OraNT\bin\plus33w.exe . The number 33 was
version
> > > 3.3, so look for a file in a similar directory with a similar name but
a
> > > higher number.
> > >
> >
> >
>

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