Re: SQL Forms #help#
From: Ms. D.H. Harvey <qq45_at_liverpool.ac.uk>
Date: 23 Apr 1999 11:03:03 GMT
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Date: 23 Apr 1999 11:03:03 GMT
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analyst_user_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:
: I know its outdated, but I need help with Forms 3.0
: I'm trying something that seems very simple, but I'm having problems.
: From forms I want to call Unix script and pass it a field value from the
form.
: The field is :report_date.
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Place what you want in a string and then host the string.
eg
procedure run_host is
command char(120); begin command := '$HOME/myscript ' || :report_date || ' ' || :next_param || ' ' . . || :last_param; host (command); end; Hope this helps HelenReceived on Fri Apr 23 1999 - 13:03:03 CEST