Re: PL/SQL calling external procedures

In article <1011037625.323292_at_adsl.fast.net.uk>, "Jeremy says...
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>Hello, I am aware of the ability to call o/s processes as an external
>procedure.
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>What I would like to be able to do is execute a program on the server but
>initiated by pl/sql procedure - does the external procedure have to be
>written in 'c' (as I believe is the case) or could one call e.g. a shell
>script (as I am hoping but not betting on it!)
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>thanks folks
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>Jeremy
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see
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:952229840241 for another way to do it.

external procedures in C are written in C, you would have to write a small bit of C (or java as the above shows) to accomplish this.

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