JAVA vs. External Procedures

We are exporting blobs to files and have two methods to use. One is external procedures (see note:70110.1) and the other is a Java procedure (see Note:247546.1). Does anyone know which method is better from a performance standpoint.
Thanks.

hello,
actually i can manage ETA without a varray, since there will b a maxximum of 3 -4 values of expected arrival times at each stop. this can b done with separate columns.
though i dont quite understand how lag() will help me...from what i understand lag() is to access values of previous rows. but in ETA table each element in the varray(if there is one) is going to be the expected arrival time of buses on a particular route at that particular stop, and is different from the arrival time at a previous stop(i.e.row).
but for my other table BUS_ROUTE i have 2 varrays describing the links and stops enroute. in quite a few procedures i have to loop through these arrays and perform some calculations in every iteration is varray the best way 2 go, or nested tables?
Thank you
Amina
As an aside, external procedures tend by their very
nature to be slow - there's an overhead incurred
each time we step outside the database. Therefore
you really ought to avoid using a C extproc unless
your calculations really cannot be done in PL/SQL or
a Java Stored Procedure.
Also, before you go down the VARRAY route you should
consider the virues of analytic functions, notably
[url=http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B1050
1_01/server.920/a96540/functions56a.htm#83619]LAG()[/u
rl]. I think you really ought to do some
benchmarking of parformance before you start afdding
denormalised columns like ETA. You may find the
overhead in maintaining those columns exceeds their
perceived benefits.
Cheers, APC

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My project involves predicting arrival time of a bus at a bus-stop, given statistical data of traffic patterns on the previous n(say 3) days, as well as the current location of the bus(latitude-longitude).
Given current bus location, I derive my distance-until-destination bus-stop, which must be translated into time until arrival.
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LINKS ( a link is the road segment between adjacent bus-stops)
LINK_ID                NUMBER      [PRIMARY-KEY]
START_LATITUDE          NUMBER
START_LONGITUDE     NUMBER
START_STOP_ID          NUMBER
END_LATITUDE          NUMBER
END_LONGITUDE          NUMBER
END_STOP_ID          NUMBER
LINK_LENGTH          NUMBER
BUS_ROUTE
ROUTE_ID               NUMBER
LINKS_ENROUTE          VARRAY(30) OF NUMBER
STOPS_ENROOUTE          VARRAY(30) OF NUMBER
TRACK(keeps track of current location of bus)
BUS_ID           NUMBER          [PRIMARY-KEY]
ROUTE          VARCHAR2(20)
LATITUDE          NUMBER
LONGITUDE          NUMBER
TS               TIMESTAMP
LINK_ID          NUMBER
START_STOP     NUMBER
END_STOP          NUMBER
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BUS_ID           NUMBER     [PRIMARY-KEY]
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ARRIVAL          TIMESTAMP
STOP_ID          NUMBER
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BUS_ID          NUMBER
BUS_ROUTE          VARCHAR2(20)
BUS_STOP_ID     NUMBER
ARR_TIME          VARRAY(5) OF TIMESTAMP
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hello,
actually i can manage ETA without a varray, since there will b a maxximum of 3 -4 values of expected arrival times at each stop. this can b done with separate columns.
though i dont quite understand how lag() will help me...from what i understand lag() is to access values of previous rows. but in ETA table each element in the varray(if there is one) is going to be the expected arrival time of buses on a particular route at that particular stop, and is different from the arrival time at a previous stop(i.e.row).
but for my other table BUS_ROUTE i have 2 varrays describing the links and stops enroute. in quite a few procedures i have to loop through these arrays and perform some calculations in every iteration is varray the best way 2 go, or nested tables?
Thank you
Amina
As an aside, external procedures tend by their very
nature to be slow - there's an overhead incurred
each time we step outside the database. Therefore
you really ought to avoid using a C extproc unless
your calculations really cannot be done in PL/SQL or
a Java Stored Procedure.
Also, before you go down the VARRAY route you should
consider the virues of analytic functions, notably
[url=http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B1050
1_01/server.920/a96540/functions56a.htm#83619]LAG()[/u
rl]. I think you really ought to do some
benchmarking of parformance before you start afdding
denormalised columns like ETA. You may find the
overhead in maintaining those columns exceeds their
perceived benefits.
Cheers, APC

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Problem with external procedure

Please,
i'm doing some experiments in Microsoft Win2003 environment calling a c function as external procedures.
I've build a sample using Dev-C++ that make a DLL (i don't know c language) named sysDLL.dll
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Suggest that you first make it much simpler. Do not object orientation. Use plain vanilla flavour C. And even before using C, use a kernel call instead. For example, the gethostname() is a standard Socket call that you will find on many operating system (including Windows & Unix).
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 external
 library libc
 name "gethostname"
 language C
 calling standard C
 parameters
 hostname STRING,
 size_t INT
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set serveroutput on
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 host$ varchar2(60);
 rc$ integer;
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Of course, the DLL name for Window is different than the Shared Library ('libc.sl') used in the above snippet. Do not have a Win32 Oracle platform to test on, but you should find this API call in the winsock.dll library.

As for writing your custom extproc in C. Plain vanilla C is something as follows:
int dosomestuff()
return( 123456 );

Remember that this function has to be exported in the DLL interface.

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1. Do it in SQL.
2. If it cannot be done in SQL, do it as a PL/SQL proc
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    (SID_DESC =
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      (ORACLE_HOME = H:\ORA11G\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1)
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(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
    (DESCRIPTION =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC))
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.168.11.69)(PORT = 1521))
ADR_BASE_LISTENER = H:\ORA11G
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# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: F:\OracleDB\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SID = EXTPROC)
      (PRESENTATION = RO)
DB11G =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST=
   (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.168.11.69)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
    (SERVER = DEDICATED)
    (SID = DB11G)
====================================================
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Sandy

Hi Sandy,
If you set EXTPROCS_DLLS=ANY in the listener and then restart the listener, does it fix the problem?
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = EXTPROC)
      (ORACLE_HOME = H:\ORA11G\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1)
      (PROGRAM = extproc)
      (ENVS = "EXTPROC_DLLS=ANY")
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(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
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Sherry

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I have some C functions that I have compiled into a shared library on Unix.
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library does insert the data into the table.
I create an Oracle library that points to the shared library, then create a stored
function in the database that executes the routine in the shared library. At
this point, everything seems in place. We have been using external procedures
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has Pro*C code in it.
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Atul

Cannot get external procedural call in Oracle RAC Environment

Cannot get external procedure call to work in our test RAC env.
We are able to get it to work in our DEV env which is a single instance
LISTENER.ORA:
NODE1:
# listener.ora Network Configuration File: /opt/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
LISTENER_SBLBGT01 =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = sblbgt01-vip1)(PORT = 1521)(IP = FIRST))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 172.41.1.21)(PORT = 1521)(IP = FIRST))
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = /opt/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(ENVS="EXTPROC_DLLS=ANY")
NODE2:
# listener.ora.sblbgt02 Network Configuration File: /opt/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora.sblbgt02
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
LISTENER_SBLBGT02 =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = sblbgt02-vip2)(PORT = 1521)(IP = FIRST))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 172.41.1.22)(PORT = 1521)(IP = FIRST))
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = /opt/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(ENVS="EXTPROC_DLLS=ANY")
2) ### If you are receiving errors, please list exact error messages and text: ###
(cont 1.)
tnsnames.ora (on both nodes):
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = extproc))
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = PLSExtProc) (PRESENTATION = RO)))
[opt/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/admin]> tnsping EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA
TNS Ping Utility for Solaris: Version 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on 11-APR-2011 10:52:49
Copyright (c) 1997, 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
/opt/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/admin/sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = extproc)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = PLSExtProc) (PRESENTATION = RO)))
OK (0 msec)
Calling External Procedure:
SQL> execute ttran.shell('ls');
BEGIN ttran.shell('ls'); END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-28575: unable to open RPC connection to external procedure agent
ORA-06512: at "TTRAN.SHELL", line 1
ORA-06512: at line 1

Any Reply Please...
would appreciate your help...

Using an AIX archive file as a library for an external procedure.

I cannot use an archive file, created with the ar command, that contains a shared object that was created with the xlc and ld commands as a library for external procedures. I can use the shared object file created with the ld command as a library for an external procedure. Why would I encounter an invalid magic number and what is the resolution?
Example:
oracle:@husk21:/home/oracle> ksh -x ./Oracle_demo.ksh
+ rm shell.o shell.so shell.so.exp shell.so.imp
+ make -f /u01/oracle/product/11.1.0.7/db/rdbms/demo/demo_rdbms32.mk extproc_no_context SHARED_LIBNAME=shell.so OBJS=shell.o
/u01/oracle/product/11.1.0.7/db/bin/oraxlc -q32 -c -I/u01/oracle/product/11.1.0.7/db/rdbms/demo -I/u01/oracle/product/11.1.0.7/db/rdbms/public -I/u01/oracle/product/11.1.0.7/db/plsql/public -I/u01/oracle/product/11.1.0.7/db/network/public -I/u01/oracle/product/11.1.0.7/db/precomp/public shell.c
generate_export_list() { /bin/nm -X32_64 -B -h -g "$1" | grep -v ' U ' | awk '{print $3}' | egrep -v '^\.|^TOC' | sort | uniq ; }; generate_import_list() { LIB_NAME=$1; IMP_FILE=$2; cat /u01/oracle/product/11.1.0.7/db/rdbms/lib/xa.imp | head -1 | awk '{print $0, "." }' > ${IMP_FILE}; /bin/nm -X32_64 -C -B -h -g ${LIB_NAME} | grep ' U ' | grep -v "::" | grep -v "(" | grep -v "\.cc" | awk '{print $3}' | sed -e "s/\.//g" | grep -v "^_" >> ${IMP_FILE}; }; generate_import_list shell.o shell.so.imp; generate_export_list shell.o > shell.so.exp; /bin/ld -b32 -bnoentry -bM:SRE -bE:shell.so.exp -bI:shell.so.imp -o shell.so shell.o -L/u01/oracle/product/11.1.0.7/db/lib -lc_r -lm
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ld: 0711-224 WARNING: Duplicate symbol: system
ld: 0711-345 Use the -bloadmap or -bnoquiet option to obtain more information.
oracle:@husk21:/home/oracle> ar rv libshell.a shell.so
ar: Creating an archive file libshell.a.
a - shell.so
oracle:@husk21:/home/oracle> ar tv libshell.a
rwxr-xr-x 3514/3516 1263 Sep 08 10:00 2009 shell.so
oracle:@husk21:/home/oracle> file shell.so
shell.so: executable (RISC System/6000) or object module not stripped
oracle:@husk21:/home/oracle> file libshell.a
libshell.a: archive (big format)
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE LIBRARY shell_lib is '/home/oracle/libshell.a';
/ 2
Library created.
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE shell(command IN char)
AS EXTERNAL
NAME "shell"
LIBRARY shell_lib
LANGUAGE C
PARAMETERS (command string);
/ 2 3 4 5 6 7
Procedure created.
SQL> exec shell('ls');
BEGIN shell('ls'); END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06520: PL/SQL: Error loading external library
ORA-06522: 0509-022 Cannot load module /home/oracle/libshell.a.
0509-103 The module has an invalid magic number.
ORA-06512: at "V500.SHELL", line 1
ORA-06512: at line 1
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE LIBRARY shell_lib is '/home/oracle/shell.so';
2 /
Library created.
SQL> exec shell('ls');
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