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From km
Subject Re: running external programs
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Msg-id 20061107185533.GA2855@mrna.tn.nic.in
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In response to Re: running external programs  (Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer@spamfence.net>)
Responses Re: running external programs  ("Uwe C. Schroeder" <uwe@oss4u.com>)
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> > Is it possible in a PLSQL function to call an external program/script residing at /usr/bin  and return the result ?
>
> No, because plsql is a trusted language.
> You can't run external commands from such a language.

Is that a deciding criteria for a language to be flagged trusted or not ?

KM

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