Setting up a job

Question

1) Can I run RWRUN60.EXE(oracle reports) from within PL/SQL to generate a PDF file? I would like to run the bat file below from PL/SQL - The report server and the oracle DB are on different machines.
---run.bat end-----
RWRUN60.EXE REPORT=SummaryReport.RDF P_Parameter1=123
USERID=report_user/[email protected] server=Rep60_XYZ BATCH=YES
DESFORMAT=PDF DESTYPE=FILE DESNAME=123.PDF
---run.bat end-----
Can we schedule to run reports from the report server as a job, with the output being saved to a PDF file.
Oracle reports version: 6i
Oracle DB version: 9.2.0.4
Thank you

Answer 1

Hi,
Reports Builder Help has more detailed info. Let me quote completely from there since it answers your specific Q's:
About the Reports Builder built-in package (SRW)
Reports Builder is shipped with a built-in package (SRW), a collection of PL/SQL constructs that include many functions, procedures, and exceptions you can reference in any of your libraries or reports.
The PL/SQL provided by the SRW package enables you to perform such actions as change the formatting of fields, run reports from within other reports, create customized messages to display in the event of report error, and execute SQL statements.
You can reference the contents of the SRW package from any of your libraries or reports without having to attach it. However, you cannot reference its contents from within another product, e.g., from SQL*Plus. Constructs found in a package are commonly referred to as "packaged"; i.e., packaged functions, packaged procedures, and packaged exceptions.
SRW.RUN_REPORT built-in procedure
This procedure invokes rwrun with the string that you specify. Syntax SRW.RUN_REPORT (command_line CHAR);
ParametersDescriptioncommand_lineIs a valid rwrun command. 
Example
Suppose you have the following two reports: MGR_RUN, which queries manager names, and invokes a second report named MAIL_IT.MAIL_IT, which queries employee names for the manager that MGR_RUN passes it, and sends the report output to the manager via e-mail. The description of MGR_RUN could be as follows:
Query:
SELECT ENAME, EMPNO FROM EMP WHERE JOB='MANAGER'
Group Filter:
FUNCTION FOO RETURN BOOLEAN IS BEGIN
SRW.RUN_REPORT('report=MAIL_IT
desname='||:ename ||' desformat=dflt batch=yes
mgr_no='|| TO_CHAR(:empno) );
RETURN (TRUE);
EXCEPTION
when SRW.RUN_REPORT_FAILURE then
SRW.MESSAGE(30, 'Error mailing reports.');
raise SRW.PROGRAM_ABORT;
END;
This PL/SQL invokes MAIL_IT, specifies that MAIL_IT's output should be sent to the manager via e-mail, and passes the manager number, so that the MAIL_IT report can query only the manager's employees. Note: EMPNO's values must be converted to characters (TO_CHAR in the PL/SQL above), because SRW.RUN_REPORT requires a character string. Layout: None is needed, because this report only fetches data, then passes it to a second report. The description of MAIL_IT could be as follows: Query: SELECT DEPTNO, ENAME, SAL FROM EMP WHERE MGR=:MGR_NO
Layout: Master/Detail Suppose that you have three reports that you almost always run together. The reports are named SALARY, COMMISS, and TAXES. To run these reports with one rwrun command, you create a driver report named PAYROLL. The description of PAYROLL could be as follows:
Query:
SELECT DEPTNO FROM DEPT
Before Report Trigger:
FUNCTION FOO RETURN BOOLEAN IS
BEGIN
SRW.RUN_REPORT('batch=yes report=SALARY
destype=file desformat=dflt desname=salary.lis')
SRW.RUN_REPORT('batch=yes report=COMMISS
destype=file desformat=dflt desname=comiss.lis');
SRW.RUN_REPORT('batch=yes report=TAXES
destype=file desformat=dflt desname=comiss.lis');
RETURN (TRUE);
END;
Layout:
Tabular
When you run PAYROLL from the designer or rwrun, the other three reports will all be run. (Note that, in this case, the query and the layout for Payroll could be anything. They are only used here in order to make it possible to run PAYROLL.)
Navneet.