Calling Remote Procedure using DB Link

Question

In Oracle v8 or earlier DB link can be used only to Insert/Update/Delete Or Select Data with the Remote DB. But, Oracle 8i, allows us to call A procedure stored in a remote DB. I have oracle8i server and not sure about the other Oracle svr version (Could be 7.3 under unix/8 under unix or so).
Is it possible to call a procedure stored in a remote DB(different version)from oracle 8i?
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Answer 1

GUNN3R wrote:
I have a package in a database defined this way:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY xx_dummy_package
IS
FUNCTION dummy_procedure RETURN NUMBER
IS
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('I am now in dummy_procedure');
RETURN 1;
END dummy_procedure;
END xx_dummy_package;
And I'm trying to call this package from an external database using the next code:
DECLARE
num NUMBER;
BEGIN
-- user package db link function
num := [email protected]_PROCEDURE();
END;
But I'm getting the next error:
ORA-06550: line 7, column 12:
PLS-00352: Unable to access another database 'APPSRHREM.XX_DUMMY_PACKAGE.DUMMY_PROCEDURE'
ORA-06550: line 7, column 12:
PLS-00201: identifier '[email protected]_DUMMY_PACKAGE.DUMMY_PROCEDURE' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 7, column 5:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
Anyone knows why is this happening?
Thanks :)incorrect syntax