Setting security context in sql*plus session

Hi,
For a SQL*Plus session under an account that doesn't have execute privileges on fnd_global, is there any way to set the application security context similar to the way fnd_global.apps_initialize does?
For example, as APPS one can do this:
<br>
sqlplus apps/...
SQL> select SYS_CONTEXT('FND','USER_ID' ) as fnd_user_id from dual;
FND_USER_ID
1 row selected.
SQL> execute fnd_global.apps_initialize( ... );
SQL> select SYS_CONTEXT('FND','USER_ID' ) as fnd_user_id from dual;
FND_USER_ID
123456
1 row selected.What I'd like to do is something like this ...
<br>
sqlplus scott/...
SQL> ... call some EBizSuite procedure where I can supply or
be prompted for an EBizSuite user name, password, and responsibility ...
SQL> select SYS_CONTEXT('FND','USER_ID' ) as fnd_user_id from dual;
FND_USER_ID
123456
1 row selected.

Hi
Is there any method to initialize the environment using Java API.
how to call the function fnd_global.apps_initialize
Can you explain the required parameters.
Asheesh

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In the HTML file the following output is shown:
Report created on:
25-Jun-2013, 10:06:04
alt 8: where application_id = &&v_application_id
neu 8: where application_id = 680
Workspace
WORKSPACE
APPLICATION_ID
APPLICATION_NAME
ALIAS
OWNER
Q0Q0AUFTRAGSVERWALTUNG
680
Q0Q0AUFTRAGSVERWALTUNG
F680317
Q0Q0AUFTRAGSVERWALTUNG_ADMIN
How can I hide the two lines
alt 8: where application_id = &&v_application_id
neu 8: where application_id = 680
from the report?
I have searched this forum and toke a look into the documentation but I have nothing found.
Could anyone please help me?
Oracle 11g R2
This is the SQL script what I run in SQL*Plus.
-- start script
accept v_application_Id char prompt 'Appliaction-ID:'
spool C:\a\APEX.html
set termout off
SET MARKUP HTML ON SPOOL ON HEAD "<TITLE>SQL*Plus APEX-Report</title> -
<STYLE TYPE=’TEXT/CSS’></STYLE>"
clear break
clear buffer
clear compute
clear column
clear sql
set feedback off
set serveroutput on
-- Report Header
ttitle left ' ' skip 1
select TO_CHAR(sysdate,'dd-Mon-yyyy, hh24:mm:ss') "Report created on:"
from dual;
-- Workspace
ttitle left col 15 '<font face="Arial" size="+2" color="#0000FF">Workspace</font>' skip 1
set linesize 300
set pagesize 500
set serveroutput on
column workspace format a35
column application_id format 99999999
column application_name format a35
column alias format a35
column owner format a35
     select
         WORKSPACE,
         APPLICATION_ID ,
         APPLICATION_NAME,
         ALIAS,
         OWNER
     from apex_applications
     where application_id = &&v_application_id;
ttitle off
     select
         APPLICATION_GROUP,
         APPLICATION_GROUP_ID,
         HOME_LINK,
         PAGE_TEMPLATE,
         ERROR_PAGE_TEMPLATE
     from apex_applications
     where application_id = &&v_application_id;
set termout on
set markup html off head '' body '' entmap off spool off pre off
set feedback on
set linesize 80
set pagesize 50
ttitle off
set termout on
set serveroutput off
spool off
set echo on
-- End Script
best regards
ben
Oracle 11g R2

Hi, Ben,
The SQL*Plus command to stop those messages is
SET VERIFY OFF
Put this command anywhere before the first use of a substitution variable, e.g. before the SPOOL command.
Those "OLD" and "NEW" messages will stay suppressed until you either end the SQL*Plus session, or issue a SET VERIFY ON command.
If you use SQL*Plus often, then, when you have a few minutes, look up the SET command in the SQL*Plus manual,
SET System Variable Summary
and read a little about each option. You probably won't remember everything, but you probably will remember what kinds of things can be controlled by the SET command, and have a better idea of where to start looking in the future when you have a different problem.

GREATER THAN symbol appearing as &gt ; in SQL*Plus

Version:11.2.0.3
OS : RHEL 5.4
We are a Software vedor firm.We have sent our SQL files to our client to execute. But the codes for various procedures and functions were failing
because, in their SQL*Plus session (in Putty) the LESS THAN character < was appearing as &lt ; and GREATER THAN character > was appearing as &gt ;
In the original code which we had sent to them has no problems with > or < characters.
Original code
Cursor feb_cur IS
SELECT user_pwid
    FROM carton_hdr_dtl
   WHERE MODIFIED_DATE >= D_Last_Run_Date
   UNION
SELECT user_pwid
    FROM carton_hdr_dtl_bkp
   WHERE (modified_date >= D_Last_Run_Date OR
          deleted_date >= D_Last_Run_Date); But in the execution log file sent by our client, I can see &gt ; instead of > character.
54   Cursor feb_cur IS
55    SELECT user_pwid
56       FROM carton_hdr_dtl
57      WHERE MODIFIED_DATE &gt ;= D_Last_Run_Date
58      UNION
59    SELECT user_pwid
60       FROM carton_hdr_dtl_bkp
61      WHERE (modified_date &gt ;= D_Last_Run_Date OR
62             deleted_date >= D_Last_Run_Date);What are they doing wrong? They use putty. We use putty too but we don't have any issues.
Edited by: Max on Dec 17, 2012 2:42 AM

Thank you Blushadow, Nicosa for providing this clue.
I checked with my client. They have put our scripts in Collabnet SVN version control and the implementor DBA will be provided the http URL .
Apparently SVN is accessed using http protocol and yes you are right it is opened through a browser by typing an URL like below
http://10.80.16.214:79839/svn/brcf/DBfiles/2012/WMHReleasel8/hrtb_pkt_wave.sqlFor most of the end users , the GREATER THAN character appears as > without any issues . For some users it appears as &gt ; . One potential cause is the difference in Internet Explorer version. They are currently looking into this.
THANK YOU BLUSHADOW and NICOSA for shedding light on this.
Hi Nicosa,
A forum formatting question:
How did you manage to get &gt_; (without the underscore) printed ? When I tried it the forums editor was converting it to > . This is why I placed a space/underscore between t and semi colon. Is there some escape character ?

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