Re: what's the package

got you. Thanks a lot.

One more question. Is it possible to write a PL/SQL to invoke my c program. I saw this kind of feature. But I am not sure how to do it. I know I can execute my .sql in MSSQL and give it input parameter. If I would like to have same behavior with invoking my c program, do you have idea how to do it?

Thanks,
Jordan

"Mark D Powell" <mark.powell_at_eds.com> ????? news:178d2795.0110291027.441e129e_at_posting.google.com...
> "hands" <jordanc_at_symtron.com.tw> wrote in message
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> > Dear All,
> >
> > I am rather new in Oracle. Can someone explain what the package is to
 me?
> >
> > Jordan
>
> Jordan, in very simple terms a package is a collection of stored plsql
> code routines, that is, procedures and functions as one unit. The
> rdbms comes with a whole slew of packages to provide commonly needed
> functions and Oracle provides a manual on these Oracle provided
> packages. Some of the packages are covered in the Application
> Developers Guide. You might want to check it out as is covers some of
> the most useful.
>
> Developers may write and store their own packages to the database as
> well as independent procedures and functions.
>
> -- Mark D Powell --
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