External java function that should return String array

Hi everyone,
I have a split function in plsql that takes 10 times longer a java tokenizer function that i was written. So, i want to use java external function to split my plsql strings into pieces.
I can write a java external procedure that returns types like int, float and String types. I have no problem about it.
My problem is returning an array of strings. I found a book that has an example about how can we get directory list in plsql with java external procedure.
(code)
import java.io.File;
import java.sql.*;
import oracle.sql.*;
import oracle.jdbc.*;
public class JFile {
public static oracle.sql.ARRAY dirlist (String dir)
throws java.sql.SQLException
Connection conn = new OracleDriver().defaultConnection( );
ArrayDescriptor arraydesc =
ArrayDescriptor.createDescriptor ("DIRLIST_T", conn);
File myDir = new File (dir);
String[] filesList = myDir.list( );
ARRAY dirArray = new ARRAY(arraydesc, conn, filesList);
return dirArray;
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION dirlist (dir IN VARCHAR2)
RETURN dirlist_t
AS
LANGUAGE JAVA
NAME 'myFile.dirlist(java.lang.String) return oracle.sql.ARRARY';
(code)
I could compile this source file in localhost but not remotehost. There are jar files ( import oracle.sql.*; import oracle.jdbc.*; ) that should be added to remote classpath. ( others have already added java classpath ). But, which classpath i should add? Oracle has own JVM and Classpath, probably i should upload these jar files to oracle classpath. Am i wrong? How can i do? Can you explain in detail? How can i return string array from java external function in Oracle ?
I am using Oracle 11.1.0.7 on Solaris Sparc Machine.

Hi,
What do you mean "compile in remote host"
Aren't you using the loadjava tool? - that should be enough, the RDBMS already "has" the jars needed.
[A must read|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/java.111/b31225/chone.htm#BABCFIIF]
Regards
Peter

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