Os command in pl/sql(urgent)

[jaggyam]

Hi all,
How do I run a Os command in my Pl/SQL Procedure.
I want run sqlldr from a procedure. How do I do that. I am using Oracle 8i.

Pls help me in this regard

Thank You
Jaggy

[kmesser]

what specifically do you want to do? Check into:

java stored procedures
HOST command
DBMS_FILE

[pwoneill]

Check out external procedures, you can write a wrapper to a C (or some other language) program and make the system calls from there.