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executer script from toad [message #323535] Wed, 28 May 2008 12:41 Go to next message
shoaib123
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Hi,

I am really new in Toad. Please help somebody on my this dummy question.
i have a script sitting in some directiry like
C:\scrtip\a.txt.

i need to execute this sql script file from toad using something like this..

exec C:\script\a.txt

but it is giving me an error. can u make correction of this commnd line syntax.

I appreciate for any help on this.

thanks for you valuable time.
Re: executer script from toad [message #323538 is a reply to message #323535] Wed, 28 May 2008 12:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
andrew again
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The menu locations depend on your version. In my 9.6, I do this to run my script in SQLplus. (Toad has it's own script runner that I've never used).

In options, under executables, select path to sqlplus.

From a sql window, enter "@C:\script\a.txt"

Editor > Execute SQL via SQL*plus.
Re: executer script from toad [message #323541 is a reply to message #323535] Wed, 28 May 2008 13:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
joy_division
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shoaib123 wrote on Wed, 28 May 2008 13:41

I am really new in Toad. Please help somebody on my this dummy question.
i have a script sitting in some directiry like
C:\scrtip\a.txt.

i need to execute this sql script file from toad using something like this..

exec C:\script\a.txt

but it is giving me an error. can u make correction of this commnd line syntax.



I don't see any error, so I am going to make an assumption. The name of the directory in the EXEC command is different than the actual directory name (scrtip vs. script). File or Directory not found.
Re: executer script from toad [message #323542 is a reply to message #323535] Wed, 28 May 2008 13:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14357/ch12022.htm#sthref2263

from above
EXEC[UTE] statement
where statement represents a PL/SQL statement.

Please NOTE that EXEC is used to invoke PL/SQL & NOT vanilla SQL

SQL<>PL/SQL
Re: executer script from toad [message #323543 is a reply to message #323541] Wed, 28 May 2008 13:37 Go to previous message
andrew again
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exec is a sqlplus command that gets converter to begin end;

So:

exec C:\script\a.txt


essentially gets converted to:

begin
  C:\script\a.txt
end;

which is invalid pl/sql.


To run a sql file from sqlplus, "start", "@" and "@@" are the most commonly used. "@@" isn't really appropriate here.
start C:\script\a.txt
@C:\script\a.txt
@@C:\script\a.txt



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