Re: file manipulation in pl/sql

Daniel Åhrlin wrote:
>
> hi!
>
> if i want to read or write to a file from within a pl/sql script, i'll
> use a package called utl_file. this package gives me access to the file
> system.
>
> but if i want to move files, copy files or list the contents of a
> directory, how do i do that?
>
> i've read that a package called dbms_pipe support this action, but i
> haven't found any examples.
>
> thanks in advance, danne :-)

dbms_pipe is used in an indirect fashion...

Namely you write to a pipe, and you have a second connection (from C or shell script) that reads the request from the pipe and issues an O.S level command. (In the case of the shell script, you spool the output from sqlplus to a file and then run the file)...

Go to: govt.us.oracle.com/~tkyte and download PLEX which shows you how to do all of this. Alternatively, have a read about external procedures in Oracle 8

HTH

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