Capture runtime std output and error to logfile using dbms_scheduler

Question

Hi,
I am trying to replace my cron jobs with dbms_scheduler.
can we capture output of a job from DBMS_SCHEDULER to a logfile similar to cron.
As in cron, we capture output in logfile.
30 18 * * * test.ksh > /home/someuser/cronlogs/clean_tmp_dir.log 2>&1
I am not getting any way to send std output and error to logfile in dbms_scheduler.
I tried also ...
dbms_scheduler.set_job_argument_value('test.ksh',1,'>');
dbms_scheduler.set_job_argument_value('test.ksh',2,'/home/someuser/cronlogs/clean_tmp_dir.log');
dbms_scheduler.set_job_argument_value('test.ksh',3,'2>&1');
But output not coming to /home/someuser/cronlogs/clean_tmp_dir.log.
Any help?
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi Karam,
Unfortunately there is no good, easy way to do this. The Scheduler treats arguments as literal arguments so ">" is seen as a regular argument and not a redirection symbol.
You will have to create a one line script that does your redirection and then call that script from the Scheduler.
Here's another idea. Write a redirect.sh script which takes three arguments: script_to_run stdout_file stderr_file
Then you can convert your cron jobs by calling this redirect.sh file with your script and the files you want to send output/stderr to.
redirect.sh will probably look something like
#!/bin/sh
$1 > $2 2> $3
Hope this helps,
Ravi.