Re: Get calling instance information in external procedure

From: Mark D Powell <Mark.Powell_at_eds.com>
Date: 9 Jul 2004 16:59:47 -0700
Message-ID: <2687bb95.0407091559.63020846_at_posting.google.com>


carlochung_at_hotmail.com (Carlo Chung) wrote in message news:<5e9cc949.0407081435.38303581_at_posting.google.com>...
> How? Thanks.
>
> Carlo
>
> Mark.Powell_at_eds.com (Mark D Powell) wrote in message news:<2687bb95.0407070553.26a1887f_at_posting.google.com>...
> > carlochung_at_hotmail.com (Carlo Chung) wrote in message news:<5e9cc949.0407062018.5e81d6f0_at_posting.google.com>...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a question about how to retrieve the information of the calling
> > > instance, such as instance name, in an external C procedure.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Carlo Chung
> >
> > Why not just pass this information in?
> >
> > -- Mark D Powell --

How? As part of the parameter list to the "external" procedure where the external procedure in question is the official Oracle method for linking external procedures to the database (version 8.1+). See the DBA Administration and OraNet manuals.

HTH -- Mark D Powell -- Received on Sat Jul 10 2004 - 01:59:47 CEST

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