Re: Call Cobol from PL/SQL

From: David Sisk <davesisk_at_ipass.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:26:05 -0400
Message-ID: <ArHw3.1153$tp2.978@news.ipass.net>

Actually, not quite true. You *could* write a DLL in C calls launches the COBOL program as yet another external process. Not particulary efficient, but I can't think of any reason it wouldn't work....

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fumi wrote in message <7pjffb$s4j$7_at_news.seed.net.tw>...
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><michael_bialik_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:7n59fp$6pu$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
>> Hi.
>>
>> Oracle 7.x - NO.
>> Oracle 8.x - YES ( look for EXTERNAL PROCEDURES definitions ).
>> You will have to create DLL's for NT os SL ( shared
>> libraries ) for UNIX.
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>> Good luck. Michael.
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>No. COBOL is not supported.
>Oracle 8.0 supports only C.
>Oracle8i supports C and Java.
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>> In article <7n4bsp$pop$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
>> obolman_at_ra.rockwell.com wrote:
>> > Can a Cobol (other 3GL?) program be called from a stored PL/SQL
>> > procedure or package?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
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Received on Tue Aug 24 1999 - 20:26:05 CDT