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Re: How to do automatic Periodic Maintenance with triggers/procedures ?

From: Connor McDonald <mcdonald.connor.cs_at_bhp.com.au>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 11:40:26 +0800
Message-ID: <369972AA.6E10@bhp.com.au>


Stein Andersen wrote:
>
> Concerning Oracle Server 7.3.x and 7.2.x on Windows NT (and UNIX),
>
> In a database I am setting up, I have the need to execute some SQL with
> certains intervalls (a few hours). I am currently using an at-command
> in Windows-NT/Unix to insert a row in a tabel, and as a result of that a
> trigger
> which does the actual job is fired.
>
> Does anybody know about a way in the basic server-installation for 7.2/7.3
> to
> execute a trigger or procedure on a given time, or with regular intervalls.

Look at the other posts about DBMS_JOB....Worthy of note is that after you submit a job - it only becomes active after a COMMIT

Cheers
--



Connor McDonald
BHP Information Technology
Perth, Western Australia
"The difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad" Received on Sun Jan 10 1999 - 21:40:26 CST

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