Re: Excuting shell commands from trigger

From: Steve Mitchell <steve_at_mitchells.demon.co.uk>
Date: 1998/02/07
Message-ID: <34DBB82A.869719D0_at_mitchells.demon.co.uk>#1/1


If it is a database trigger you can not make use of the host command. You can however make use of the very useful package dbms_pipe. Have a look in $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/dbmspipe.sql for more information.

Avinash Deshpande wrote:

> Yes, it is possible...
>
> use HOST command.
>
> HOST(system_command_string);
>
> Avinash
>
> Peter Chan wrote:
> >
> > I was wondering if it is possible to execute UNIX shell commands
 from
> > a trigger?
> >
> > And if it is possible, how is this done.
> >
> > Thanks!
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