Passing SQL*Plus bind variables to host command

Hi,

I tried this and it did not work

SQL> var dirName varchar2(50);
SQL> exec :dirName := 'newdir'

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> host mkdir :dirName

SQL> host ls -ld newdir :dirName
newdir: No such file or directory
drwxr-xr-x 2 sanaik cisco 96 May 2 16:47 :dirName

SQL> It created the directory names :dirName and not the newdir. Is it possible to pass bind variables to host command?

Thanks,
Sameer Received on Mon May 02 2005 - 18:54:45 CDT