Re: PLSQL - Escaping to host?

fern_at_aa.net (Fernando Luna) writes:

>Simon <jb85_at_dial.pipex.com> wrote:
 

>>I'm trying to write a PL/SQL package which will involve a couple of
>>operating system commands; if I were writing this in SQL*Plus, I'd
>>use the HOST command, but I'm not sure if the equivalent exists in
>>PL/SQL.
 
>Hi Simon:
 

>The short answer to your question is: no... PL/SQL does not have the
>equivalent of the Forms built-in "Host" although, depending on the
>release version of PL/SQL that you have (2.3 and above, if I'm not

What about DBMS_PIPEs ?

--
Oracle FAQ and archives maintainer
orafaq_at_bf.rmit.edu.au                 (private mail to dtb_at_bf.rmit.edu.au)
http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/OracleFAQ   ftp://ftp.bf.rmit.edu.au/pub/Oracle/
http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/Oracle      http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/~orafaq
-- NOT TO BE ARCHIVED IN ANY MANNER ON MICROSOFT NETWORK --