Backing up oracle database by click of a button

Question

Hi guys, Is there any script I can attach to a button in oracle forms 6i or a script I can attach to desktop shortcut so that when a user clicks on it, it starts database backup.
Thanks
Jideofor

Answer 1

ol**** wrote:
Hi guys, Is there any script I can attach to a button in oracle forms 6i or a script I can attach to desktop shortcut so that when a user clicks on it, it starts database backup.
Thanks
JideoforHere you can do one things, create a form make a text file and two button write code on first button for selection the file and second button write the following code
make a 2nd button
1st button
:CONTROL.file_name     := GET_FILE_NAME(directory_name => '', select_file => FALSE);2nd button
DECLARE
     un                    VARCHAR2(30);
     pw                    VARCHAR2(30);
     db                    VARCHAR2(30);
     con_str          VARCHAR2(100);
     data_file     VARCHAR2(100);
     log_file     VARCHAR2(100);
     cmd_line     VARCHAR2(200);
     ALT NUMBER;
BEGIN
     IF :CONTROL.file_name IS NULL THEN
          IF SHOW_ALERT('FILE_NAME') = ALERT_BUTTON1 THEN
               RAISE FORM_TRIGGER_FAILURE;
          END IF;
     END IF;
     un     := GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY(USERNAME);
     pw     := GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY(PASSWORD);
     db     := GET_APPLICATION_PROPERTY(CONNECT_STRING);
     con_str     := un||'/'||pw||'@'||db;
     data_file     := :CONTROL.file_name||'\'||un||
                                    TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'DDMMYYYY')||'.dmp';---control.fine_name is a location selected by button
     cmd_line     := 'c:\oracle\ora92\bin\exp userid='||con_str||' file='||data_file;
     HOST(cmd_line);
     ALT:=SHOW_ALERT('MULTI_BACKUP');
     IF ALT=ALERT_BUTTON1 THEN
          RAISE FORM_TRIGGER_FAILURE;
     ELSE
          EXIT_FORM;
     END IF;
END;Edited by: HamidHelal on Mar 4, 2012 9:30 PM