Re: Host command in PL/SQL ?

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 21:04:29 +0200
Message-ID: <925239727.12414.0.rover.d4ee154e@news.demon.nl>

Hi Marcel,
This depends on the version of Oracle you are using. Version 7: use the dbms_pipe package
Version 8: use the external procedure call mechanism.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

Marcel Lipman wrote in message ...
>Hi there,
>
>Is there a way to start an application program from PL/SQL,
>similar to the host command in SQL*Plus ?
>
>Cheers,
>Marcel.
>
>
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Received on Tue Apr 27 1999 - 14:04:29 CDT