Hi Chandra, We've done this for quite a while in my current shop. I've included the procedure, (replacing anything confidential and internal code within < > but leaving everything that matters to reproducing the task) and you're welcome to the example. Let me know if you have any questions- Kellyn Pedersen Sr. Database Administrator http://www.linkedin.com/in/kellynpedersen www.dbakevlar.com ________________________________ From: "cbbakshi@xxxxxxx" <cbbakshi@xxxxxxx> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sun, November 7, 2010 6:42:15 AM Subject: How to call unix shell script from PL/SQL program? Hi, Kindly tell me how to call a shell script from pl/sql. Give examples if possible. Thanks and Regards, Chandra Bhushan Bakshi