Re: Writing to OS file

In article <4r9mq9$9op_at_gossamer.itmel.bhp.com.au>, levy.lee.ls_at_bhp.com.au (Lee Levy) writes:
|> In article <31D81533.78BF_at_capecod.net>, Paul Jacobs <pjacobs_at_capecod.net> says:
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|>
|> From memory:
|> package DBMS_OUTPUT from the database
|> package TEXT_IO from Forms.
|>
|> I'd get the doco either in the Forms designer, or through the F45 on-line help.
|> Dunno otherwise.
|>
|> and yes, you are right - it came in with 7.1.something

DBMS_OUTPUT (Oracle 7.0 and higher) allows you to output to the screen from SQL*Plus or Server Manager. TEXT_IO allows you to read and write to operating system files on the CLIENT since it is only available in Forms. PL/SQL 2.3 (with Oracle 7.3) allows SERVER-side reading and writing to operating system files with the package TEXT_IO. See the Application Developer's Guide or _Oracle PL/SQL Programming_ (info below) for more info.

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