Re: PL/SQL get user input ???

From: Kenneth C Stahl <kcstahl_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 06:45:50 -0400
Message-ID: <376E17DE.F1EAA967@ix.netcom.com>

Get the user input via a shell wrapper. Another choice would be to use something like Oracle Forms, Visual Basic or Visual C++ as a front end.

Ken

scott.daniels_at_ieee.org wrote:
>
> Can anyone give me a hint on how to get user input using a
> PL/SQL program under Oracle 8 ?
> I tried dbms_output.get_LINE(...) BUT THE PROGRAM JUST SKIPS
> past that line of code and never pauses for my input.
> Oracles;s on-line docs haven't been much help, as they
> don;t show any examples, and don't tell me how to read
> from stdin, eg.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Please copy reply to me at:
> scott.daniels_at_ieee.org
>
> Thanks in advance
> Scott
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Received on Mon Jun 21 1999 - 05:45:50 CDT