Can I log in another database in Oracle PL/SQL block?
Have a need to log in another database to do something like truncate a table, etc, then come back to continue process in a PL/SQL procedure. Is that possible and how?
Another possibility: create a procedure in the remote database that does everything you need and execute it remotely across the link.
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Thanks for Gurus' inputs. Have to truncate table. Delete would take a few hours.
Could slightwv pls give a a bit detail on how to do it via a remote procedure? For example, invoke the remote procedure via a dblink. Is it possible?
Could slightwv pls give a a bit detail on how to do it via a remote procedure? For example, invoke the remote procedure via a dblink. Is it possible?
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Sorry! It was already covered by Qlemo and I did not read his comments when I posted mine.
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Actually I got the following error when I tried to execute the truncate statement.:
"ORA-00942: table or view does not exist"
The reason for that is that when executing "truncate table table_name", the pl/sql engine expects table_name is not a variable. Can any trick overcome it?
"ORA-00942: table or view does not exist"
The reason for that is that when executing "truncate table table_name", the pl/sql engine expects table_name is not a variable. Can any trick overcome it?
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Very helpful. Thanks a lot.
I've never tried truncate across a link.