SQLplus doesn't start from batch when using host comand

Question

Hello.
We have a form to export some data from old (7) database. For that we use batch file that runs sql script.
There is button in form. The code on trigger looks like:
declare
     HostString Varchar2(50);
Begin
     HostString := 'C:\Path\File.bat';
     Host(HostString);
end;
That batch file calls another batch file:
c:
cd c:\Path
call NewFile.bat >> Data.log
And in NewFile batch we call sql script like:
c:
cd "c:\Path"
set ORACLE_HOME=c:\Oracle\Path
C:\Oracle\Path\BIN\SQLPLUS.EXE user/pass@db @C:\Path\Script.sql
@echo End
exit
In that script the code looks like:
spool c:\Path\File.txt
desc table;
spool off;
exit
If we run first batch in cmd everything works. When we use forms, form is working forever, freezes.
And Data.log file looks like:
(14:53:48,14) >c:
(14:53:48,14) >cd "c:\Path"
(14:53:48,14) >set ORACLE_HOME=c:\Oracle\Path
(14:53:48,14) >C:\Oracle\Path\BIN\SQLPLUS.EXE user/pass@db @C:\Path\Script.sql
Here it freezes, log file is locked.
We are using forms 10 on AS 10. But we must use SQLPlus 8 to connect to old database (7) in that case.
Maybe this is the problem?
Any idea why this doesn't work from forms, but works when run manually from cmd?
Thanks.
Message was edited by:
DejanH

Answer 1

U didnt mention version of forms and whether running in client server or web.
Incase of web note that host will execute on application server and hence u need to use webutil_host.
If u are on forms 6i/client server forms try invoking calc using host. If it works fine then u may have to use the code host('cmd /start c:\orant\bin\sqlplus.exe')
Best Regards
Rajesh ALex