"pass" return codes and/or variables

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Is there away to pass return codes and/or variables from Oracle to Unix. I
have a batch job that will use SQL, export, and sqlloader. Each piece is
dependent on the success of each other. (If my export fails, for what ever
reason, I don't want SQL or PLSQL to run and so on). Is DBPERL/ORAPERL the
only answer?		     
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		     : Thomas Wood                      :


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		     : DBA Analyst - KELLY Services INC :


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