Re: dbms_pipe/operating system
From: Vince Germscheid <vince_germscheid_at_cscmail.csc.com>
Date: 1996/07/23
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Date: 1996/07/23
Message-ID: <4t2pr1$dj1_at_explorer.csc.com>#1/1
rich_at_sbrich.ic.sunysb.edu (Rich Neill) writes:
>
> Is there a way for a program (Perl for example) using a
> standard unix pipe call to communicate with the dbms_pipe()
> facility without having to use ProC or OCI?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich Neill
> rich_at_sbrich.ic.sunysb.edu
In a word, no. dbms_pipe() is an Oracle stored procedure which relays messages within the Oracle environment, i.e. you need to have a database connection to execute. It's quite easy to implement in c, haven't done in Perl.
Vince. Received on Tue Jul 23 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST