Return a outparam value into a UNIX variable

Hi all
I have requirement wherein, i need to set the value of oracle stored procedure outparam into a unix variable,
How can it be acheived?
Thanks in advance
Regards
Deepak

You can use the exit command of SQL*Plusm but this is restricted to numbers between 0 and 255:
cat test.shecho "variable result number
exec :result := 42
exit :result" | sqlplus scott/tiger@oracle
export UNIX_RESULT="$?"
echo The unix result value is $UNIX_RESULT
:/home/scott
./test.sh
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.8.0 - Production on Mi Okt 14 09:48:39 2009
The unix result value is 42Hth, Urs

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5       set col1=col1+1
6     returning col1 into l_old_col1;
7    dbms_output.put_line( l_old_col1 );
8* end;
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PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.00If you are trying to track historical changes, have you looked at Workspace Manager? That can be far easier than writing your own change tracking code...
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