Re: How can I call a SQL Plus script from a PL/SQL script?

mbiker <annon_at_someaddress.com> writes:

> I have some SQL Plus scripts that help me load data. I now need to
> add some more complicated logic so PL/SQL is required. The PL/SQL
> will need a loop which calls the existing SQL Plus scripts passing a
> date.
>
> Is this possible?
>
> Rewriting the existing SQL Plus scripts to use PL/SQL would be a large
> job. These scripts work and have been in production for a while. I
> would like to avoid making major changes.

Depending on what the subscripts do and whether/when the loaded data needs PL/SQL post-processing, you may be able to do something like:

    set serveroutput on
    set trimspool off
    set termout off
    spool parent.sql
    begin

	dbms_output.put_line('_at_myscript.sql '||to_char(sysdate,'DD-MON-YYYY'));
	dbms_output.put_line('_at_myscript.sql '||'01-JAN-2002');
	dbms_output.put_line('exit');

    set termout on
    _at_parent.sql

Chris

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Christopher Jones, Oracle Corporation, Australia.