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how to run dos command from sqlplus window [message #301049]

Tue, 19 February 2008 01:22

pankajkmeena
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can anybody know how to run dos command from sql prompt.
i.e.
SQL>!DIR

Same can be done in unix using ! character.
SQL>!ls -lrt

thankx

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Re: how to run dos command from sqlplus window [message #301050 is a reply to message #301049]

Tue, 19 February 2008 01:23

Mahesh Rajendran
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host dir

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Re: how to run dos command from sqlplus window [message #301052 is a reply to message #301050]

Tue, 19 February 2008 01:28

Littlefoot
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Or even

SQL> $dir

(which might work as you're on XP)

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Re: how to run dos command from sqlplus window [message #301276 is a reply to message #301052]

Tue, 19 February 2008 23:24

pankajkmeena
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thankx it works Razz

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Re: how to run dos command from sqlplus window [message #515300 is a reply to message #301049]

Sun, 10 July 2011 06:13

kiraanr
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Hi ,

What about windows 7.

SQL> $Dir
The above command is working

But other commands like cd is not working,

SQL> $cd C:\Release

regards

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Re: how to run dos command from sqlplus window [message #515303 is a reply to message #515300]

Sun, 10 July 2011 06:38

Michel Cadot
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Quote:

But other commands like cd is not working,

SQL> $cd C:\Release

This command is meaningless inside SQL*.

The standard way to execute a command in SQL*Plus is using the "host" command.
This is the ONLY one that works for ANY OS.

Regards
Michel

[Updated on: Sun, 10 July 2011 06:39]

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Re: how to run dos command from sqlplus window [message #515307 is a reply to message #515303]

Sun, 10 July 2011 07:35

kiraanr
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Thx..it works.

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