Pl/sql procedure with shell script

Question

Hi Guys,
I will be updating some of the columns in the database thru SQL UPDATE stament. I want to make this process automatic. I.e instead of running manually this uodate process, i want to write a unix script which run on cron job. In the update stament I have to compare date like e_create_date > to_date (........, 'yymmdd') and date should be 2 days previous then to date and I would ike to create the spool file which I would like to send through mail.the script will run automatically.
I am confused how to write shell script & sql procedure and how to call it inside the shell script. How can this be done.
Help Appreciated.
Thanks
sonu

Answer 1

save the Store procedure as a create_SP.sql in OS
save another testrun.sql
as follows
begin
sp_test('&p_test');
end;
If you are on a Unix or Solaris OS then
open a Shell Script as follows :
and name as test.sh or test.ksh
var='SYSTEM'
export var
sqlplus username/password
@create_SP.sql
-- this created a store procedure on the database
@testrun.sql $var
This will execute the SP with parameter from OS Variable.