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Re: SQL* Plus from within PL/SQL block

From: <oratune_at_aol.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 20:42:41 GMT
Message-ID: <8s2jbv$tpl$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

In article <8s2iok$t7n$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   cplatts_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> I want to call sql*plus and run a .sql file that produces a sql*plus
> report. I need to use pl/sql, since I only want to produce the report
> if a certain condition exists. If there is a better way to produce a
> report based on conditions within an Oracle table, I certainly would
> pursue it.
>
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As far as I know (apart from Pro*C and OCI) PL/SQL is the way to script when you need information based upon certain conditions being met in the database.

--
David Fitzjarrell
Oracle Certified DBA


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