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get unix environment variable within PL/SQL in a a varchar2 type.

From: Dhiraj Verma <dhiraj.verma_at_fmr.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:57:30 -0500
Message-ID: <3815DD79.8E3C5C72@fmr.com>


Hi ,
I need to read the value of the environment variable from within a PL/SQL code and then store it in the a varchar2 datatype How can I achive ?
e.g
declare
 v_name varvar2(200);
begin

    v_name := <GET HERE VALUE OF SAY $MYDTATADIR> end; Received on Tue Oct 26 1999 - 11:57:30 CDT

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