Executing a pl sql package from a form

Question

hi,
I am using apex to develop a form, which has url's to several pl sql files / packages. I want this feature:
when i click on the url it should execute the pl sql procedures stored in that corresponding file.
Can i get a head start on this.
PS: I am using chapter 9 of apex tut.
"How to Upload and Download Files in an Application"
as a starting point to develop this form

Answer 1

Depending on whether or not your pl/sql procedures/packages return values, you can create a page with 2 different types of regions (both of type "pl/sql function return sql query") and write code similar to the following -
declare
  v_sql varchar2(1000) ;
begin
  execute immediate :P7_PLSQL_NAME ;
  /* P7_PLSQL_NAME is a page item that is passed a value from the link that was clicked */
  v_sql := 'select ''PL/SQL Executed Successfull!!!!'' result from dual ' ;
  return v_sql ;
end ;