Re: run Unix commands from PL/SQL

From: David Mortenson <dmortenson_at_home.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 22:58:41 GMT
Message-ID: <36c20f1c.466222036_at_news>


The only thing that comes close is using an External Procedure call in Oracle 8. This allows you to call an OS library (.so on UNIX or .dll on Windows) using a function wrapper ...

On Mon, 08 Feb 1999 16:14:16 +0000, John Koo <johnkoo_at_i-wave.net> wrote:

>Emil Chou wrote:
>
>> sql>host command
>>
>> John Dunn <100332.543_at_CompuServe.COM> 次寫入到主題
>> <O9uIFwoU#GA.283_at_ntdwwaaw.compuserve.com>...
>> > Can anyone send me any examples of how to run Unix commands from
>> > PL/SQL procedures?
>> >
>> > Please reply via email to dunn_john_at_compuserve.com
>> >
>> > --
>> > John Dunn 100332.543_at_compuserve.com
>> >
>
>It's simply not true ...
>you cannot use HOST in PL/SQL Procedures...
>HOST is a feature in SQL*Plus ...not a universal PL/SQL command
>sorry for that..
>
>John K.
>
Received on Wed Feb 10 1999 - 23:58:41 CET

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