How to run OS commands from PL/SQL???

Hi
Is there any way to run OS commands(Windows Platform) from within PL/SQL?
Thanks

APC,
I am working on Discoverer, having lots of BAs & Workbooks created & stored in Database. Now if i want to move all the workbooks from one place to another (like from development to test or production) i can use Command line interface of Disco to do this. But i don't see any option there to export all the workbooks, so i thought of writing a pl/sql to get all the workbook names from the EUL then fire export Command for each record(although not a good practice but its a one time work). This is the place where i need to run OS command from within PL/SQL. Although it doesn't seem possible now(as you all said) without external procedure.
Lastly, you are right that "Oracle make databases not operating systems" but my first impression/comment about oracle is:
"Oracle is far Bigger, Powerful, Complex, Vast and Interesting System than any other..." so i believe it can do/capable doing anything :-)
thx Ashutosh,
Host is definitely an option but i can't run it from pl/sql(that i am looking for)..

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