How to call shell script from a pl/sql procedure

Hi all,
I am little bit new to plsql programming, i have a small problem as follows
I have to call a shell script from a pl/sql procedure ..
Please suggest me some methods in oracle 10g, which i could make use of to achieve my goal. also please tell me what are the constraints for those methods if any.
I already came across dbms_scheduler, but i have got a problem and its nor executing properly its exiting giving 255 error or saying that permission problem, but i have already given full access to my shell scripts.
Thanks in advance
Best Regards
Satya

Hi,
Read this thread, perhaps is there your response :
Host...
Nicolas.

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