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On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 17:10:44 GMT, you wrote:
>I'm looking for ideas as to how to do the following: From an Oracle8.03
>PL/SQL procedure, create a new procedure and compile it into the database.
>
>Here's what I've done so far: Created a GENERATOR procedure to generate new
>procedures based on parameters. This GENERATOR procedure calls an external
>procedure (actually it calls the wrapper procedure which calls a C program)
>which create a file which contains the source code for the new procedure.
>
>At this point, I could have the C program invoke SQL*Plus (through the SYSTEM
>command) and START the new procedure source file to compile it. However, I
>would like to find another way to compile the new procedure.
>
>Any ideas would be appreciated. Please reply to vjavaly_at_hotmail.com. Thank
>you in advance.
>
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Why not just use dbms_sql? If you grant CREATE PROCEDURE directly to the owner of the pl/sql routine, he can use dynamic sql in dbms_sql to create the procedures. no need for C, external procs, sqlplus, etc, etc, etc...
Thomas Kyte
tkyte_at_us.oracle.com
Oracle Service Industries
Reston, VA USA
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