accessing multiple instances

[naimy]

Hi,
I need to access more that 1 instance, is there a way to start a new
connection from a pl/sql script ?
eg.
inst1 has table I1
inst2 has table I2

I need to query I2 using columns from I1. It may sound unusual
etc.etc.

I have stored the field-values its just one column from I1 and want to
connect to I2.
I thought that the following would work, but it didnt


declare
begin
execute immediate 'conn abc/abc@inst2 ';
end;
/

Want to run something like this


declare
curosr c is
select 1,2,3,4 from inst1.table1 where ---- ;
c_rec is c%rowtype;

begin
for c_rec in c loop
-- get the c_rec.1 value and query inst2

select c1 into holder1 from inst2.table2 where (.....);

end loop;
end;
/


Thanks,
Naimy

[sybrandb@yahoo.com]

Re: accessing multiple instances

naimy4@yahoo.co m (naimy) wrote in message news:<d028e345. 0407181148.89f1 2d0@posting.goo gle.com>...

Hi,
I need to access more that 1 instance, is there a way to start a new
connection from a pl/sql script ?
eg.
inst1 has table I1
inst2 has table I2
>
I need to query I2 using columns from I1. It may sound unusual
etc.etc.
>
I have stored the field-values its just one column from I1 and want to
connect to I2.
I thought that the following would work, but it didnt
>
>
declare
begin
execute immediate 'conn abc/abc@inst2 ';
end;
/
>
Want to run something like this
>
>
declare
curosr c is
select 1,2,3,4 from inst1.table1 where ---- ;
c_rec is c%rowtype;
>
begin
for c_rec in c loop
-- get the c_rec.1 value and query inst2
>
select c1 into holder1 from inst2.table2 where (.....);
>
end loop;
end;
/
>
>
Thanks,
Naimy

You can't have multiple connections in PL/SQL.
As Oracle supports the distributed database concept, you also don't
need them, as you have database links.
You'll need to set up a database link
(create database link foo connect to bar identified by password using
'<tns servicename>'
)
and issue your query like
select * from <table>@<databa selink name>

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA