Re: oracle 8i webdb pinging utility

[Quoted] "Jeremy Becker" <jeremy.p.becker_at_gmail.com> wrote in news:1117212147.568544.169100_at_o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

> Here's the deal. I've got an old Oracle 8i WebDB site that I want to
> add functionality where a user will input an IP / server name and the
> submit will launch a utility to ping the server and test if it's alive.
> Does anyone know of any type of Oracle utility or prebuilt package
> that might handle this type of request?
>
>

[Quoted] most likely doesn't exist.
8i is obsoleted.
[Quoted] 1st challenge is get "get out of the DB to the OS" just to do the ping. [Quoted] 2nd challenge is to get the results of the ping back to the code in the DB so results can be reported or used.

[Quoted] A shovel is a great tool for creating a hole in the ground, but only when the corrent end of the shovel contacts the earth. You're using the "wrong end" of the database.

You're trying to use the wrong tool for this problem. It has NOTHING to do with an Oracle database. It could be done via a simple CGI that never gets close to the DB. Received on Sat May 28 2005 - 02:18:26 CEST