ORA-27369 Exit-Code: 255 when executing sql script as job

Question

Dear all
I'd like to find and compile all invalid objects in an instance. This should be done every day as a scheduled job with the use of DBMS_SCHEDULER.
For this, I set up the following sql-script:
---------start script--------------
set heading off;
set feedback off;
set echo off;
Set lines 999;
Spool /tmp/run_invalid.sql
select
'ALTER ' || OBJECT_TYPE || ' ' ||
OWNER || '.' || OBJECT_NAME || ' COMPILE;'
from
dba_objects
where
status = 'INVALID'
spool off;
set heading on;
set feedback on;
set echo on;
@/tmp/run_invalid.sql
exit
------ end script ----
The script ist working well when executed manualy via sqlplus. As you can see, it spools the commands to a second file (run_invalid.sql) which is the beeing executed to compile the invalid objects found.
I now want to schedule this script via DBMS_SCHEDULER (running the job every day at 7AM). Creation of the job:
BEGIN
DBMS_SCHEDULER.CREATE_JOB (
job_name => 'compile_invalid_objects',
job_type => 'EXECUTABLE',
job_action => '/home/oracle/scripts/sql/compile_invalid_objects.sql',
start_date => trunc(sysdate)+1+7/24,
repeat_interval => 'trunc(sysdate)+1+7/24',
enabled => TRUE,
comments => 'SQL-Script, und invalid objects zu finden und zu kompilieren'
END;
Manualy execute and error message:
BEGIN
DBMS_SCHEDULER.RUN_JOB (job_name => 'compile_invalid_objects',
use_current_session => true);
END;
FEHLER in Zeile 1:
ORA-27369: Job vom Typ EXECUTABLE nicht erfolgreich mit Exit-Code: 255
ORA-06512: in "SYS.DBMS_ISCHED", Zeile 150
ORA-06512: in "SYS.DBMS_SCHEDULER", Zeile 441
ORA-06512: in Zeile 2
--> Sorry for this, I'm using german localized oracle.
Unfortunately, it seems that only Shell-Scripts can be scheduled when using job_type='EXECUTABLE'. Can you confirm this?
BTW: The script is chmoded to 777, therefore it can't be a permission problem.
Is there maybe another solution with one single script using dbms_output functionality and run the script in a loop?
To complete my post, here are the commands used to create and test the job:
BEGIN
DBMS_SCHEDULER.CREATE_JOB (
job_name => 'compile_invalid_objects',
job_type => 'EXECUTABLE',
job_action => '/tmp/compile_invalid_objects.sql',
start_date => trunc(sysdate)+1+7/24,
repeat_interval => 'trunc(sysdate)+1+7/24',
enabled => TRUE,
comments => 'SQL-Script, und invalid objects zu finden und kompilieren'
END;
Thanks for your help
Casi

Answer 1

You could more simply use $ORACLE_HOME/dbms/admin/utlrp.sql