Re: DBMS_PIPE Reliability

From: Loyal Barber <lbarber_at_shl.com>
Date: 1996/08/19
Message-ID: <3218C972.2D1A_at_shl.com>#1/1


Robert Seward wrote:
>
> On a project, I am working we need to shell out to Perl during the
> execution of a stored procedure. We have written a Pro*C daemon and
> a PL/SQL package to facilitate the coordination between Perl and PL/SQL.
>
> My question is, how reliable are Oracle Pipes? Can they withstand
> being pounded day after day with messages until the Database comes
> down for routine backups? We need this coordination between Perl and
> PL/SQL to be as reliable as possible. Can anyone comment on the pipes
> reliability?
>
> Please respond via email, in addition to a News post.
>
> Thanks,
> Rob

The short answer is yes. We used pipes to talk to a unix print daemon from forms on unix and pcs. Both worked extremly reliably at more than 30 sites Received on Mon Aug 19 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST

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