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OracleShellScripting
ThisarticlepresentssomebasictechniquesforcreatingWindowsbatchfilesandUNIX/Linuxshellscriptsthat
connecttoSQL*PlusandRMAN.
Windows
UNIXandLinux(Method1)
UNIXandLinux(Method2)
UNIXandLinux(ReturningvaluesfromSQL)
CheckingtheDatabaseisUp

Windows
TorunaSQLscriptusingSQL*Plus,placetheSQLalongwithanySQL*Pluscommandsinafileandsaveiton
youroperatingsystem.Forexample,savethefollowingscriptinafilecalled"C:\emp.sql".

CONNECTscott/tiger
SPOOLC:\emp.lst
SETLINESIZE100
SETPAGESIZE50
SELECT*
FROMemp;
SPOOLOFF
EXIT;

Next,createabatchfilecalled"C:\get_emp.bat"containingthefollowingcommand.
sqlplus/nolog@C:\emp.sql

Theresultingbatchfilecanberunmanually,bydoubleclickingonit,orscheduledusingtheScheduledTasksWizard(Start>Programs>Accessories>System
Tools>ScheduledTasks)ortheATscheduler.
ThemethodisverysimilarwhenusingRecoveryManager(RMAN).Asanexample,placethefollowingRMANcommandsinafilecalled"C:\cmdfile.txt".
RUN{
ALLOCATECHANNELch1TYPE
DISKFORMAT'C:\oracle\backup\DB10G%d_DB_%u_%s_%p';
BACKUPDATABASEPLUSARCHIVELOG;
RELEASECHANNELch1;
}
EXIT;

Nextcreateabatchfilecalled"C:\backup.bat"containingthefollowingcommand.
rmantarget=/@cmdfile.txt

Thiscommandcanincludea catalog= entryifarecoverycatalogisused.Onceagain,resultingbatchfilecanberunmanuallyorscheduled.

UNIXandLinux(Method1)
ThepreviousmethodsworksequallywellinUNIXandLinuxenvironments.Forexample,savethefollowingscriptinafilecalled"/u01/emp.sql".
CONNECTscott/tiger
SPOOL/u01/emp.lst
SETLINESIZE100
SETPAGESIZE50
SELECT*
FROMemp;
SPOOLOFF
EXIT;

Next,createashellscriptcalled"/u01/get_emp.ksh"containingthefollowinglines.
#!/bin/ksh
sqlplus/nolog@/u01/emp.sql

Thefollowingcommandmakesthefileexecutableforthefileowner.
chmodu+x/u01/get_emp.ksh

Theresultingshellscriptcanberunmanuallyfromthecommandline,orscheduledusingCRON.
ForRMAN,placethefollowingRMANcommandsinafilecalled"/u01/cmdfile.txt".
RUN{
ALLOCATECHANNELch1TYPE
DISKFORMAT'/u01/backup/DB10G/%d_DB_%u_%s_%p';
BACKUPDATABASEPLUSARCHIVELOG;
RELEASECHANNELch1;
}
EXIT;

Nextcreateabatchfilecalled"/u01/backup.ksh"containingthefollowinglines.
#!/bin/ksh
rmantarget=/@/u01/cmdfile.txt

Thiscommandcanincludea catalog= entryifarecoverycatalogisused.Onceagain,resultingshellscriptmustbemadeexecutableusingthefollowing

Theshellscriptisnowreadytorun.

UNIXandLinux(Method2)
UNIXandLinuxenvironmentsalsoallowtheSQL*PlusandRMANcommandstobepipeddirectlyfromthecommandline.Forexample,savethefollowing
commandsinafilecalled"/u01/get_emp.ksh".
#!/bin/ksh
sqlplus/nolog<<EOF
CONNECTscott/tiger
SPOOL/u01/emp.lst
SETLINESIZE100
SETPAGESIZE50
SELECT*
FROMemp;
SPOOLOFF
EXIT;
EOF

Noticethe"<<EOF"and"EOF"tags,indicatingthestartandendofthecommandbeingpipedintotheSQL*Plusexecutable.Theshellscriptismadeexecutable
usingthefollowingcommand.
chmodu+x/u01/get_emp.ksh

TheshellscriptisreadytoberunmanuallyfromthecommandlineorscheduledusingCRON.
ThefollowingexampleshowshowRMANcanusethesamemethod.Createafilecalled"/u01/backup.ksh"withthefollowingcontents.
#!/bin/ksh
rmantarget=/<<EOF
RUN{
ALLOCATECHANNELch1TYPE
DISKFORMAT'/u01/backup/DB10G/%d_DB_%u_%s_%p';
BACKUPDATABASEPLUSARCHIVELOG;
RELEASECHANNELch1;
}
EXIT;
EOF

Onceagain,thescriptcanbemadeexecutableusingthefollowingcommand.
chmodu+x/u01/backup.ksh

Theshellscriptisnowreadytorun.

UNIXandLinux(ReturningvaluesfromSQL)
Thefollowingcodeshowascripttopulltheoutputofaqueryintoashellscriptvariable.
#!/bin/bash
RETVAL=`sqlplussilentscott/tiger<<EOF
SETPAGESIZE0FEEDBACKOFFVERIFYOFFHEADINGOFFECHOOFF
SELECT*FROMemp;
EXIT;
EOF`
if[z"$RETVAL"];then
echo"Norowsreturnedfromdatabase"
exit0
else
echo$RETVAL
fi

Ifyouarereturningasinglevalue,thismethodworkswell.Ifyouarereturningmultiplerowsofmultiplecolumnsitgetsabitmessyandforcesyoutoparsethe
returnvalue.

CheckingtheDatabaseisUp
Itissometimesnecessarytocheckthedatabaseisupbeforeperformingatask.Inthefollowingexample,wecheckthedatabaseisupbeforestartingaTomcat
applicationserver.Ifthedatabaseisdown,thescriptsleepsfor5minutes,thenchecksagain.
ThescriptrequiresanOracleClienttomakeconnectionstothedatabase.Thiscouldbeafullclientinstallation,oranOracleInstantClient(oracleinstantclient
installation.php)installation.
Createascriptcalled"check_db.sh"willthefollowingcontents.Thisisthescriptthatwillcheckifthedatabaseisupornot.

#EnvironmentvariablesnecessaryforOracleInstantClient
exportLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/tomcat/scripts/instantclient_11_2
exportPATH=$PATH:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
functioncheck_db{
CONNECTION=$1
RETVAL=`sqlplussilent$CONNECTION<<EOF
SETPAGESIZE0FEEDBACKOFFVERIFYOFFHEADINGOFFECHOOFF
SELECT'Alive'FROMdual;
EXIT;
EOF`
if["$RETVAL"="Alive"];then
DB_OK=0
else
DB_OK=1
fi
}

Next,createascriptcalled"tomcat_start_dev.sh"withthefollowingcontents.
scriptPath=${0%/*}
source$scriptPath/check_db.sh
CONNECTION="up_check_user/password@//hostname:1523/service"
echo"WaituntilDBisup"
check_db$CONNECTION
while[$DB_OK=1]
do
echo"DBnotupyet.Sleepingfor5mins(CTRL+Ctoexit)"
sleep300
check_db$CONNECTION
done
echo"Starting"
echo"DEV:/u01/dev"
/u01/dev/bin/tomcatstart

Thissourcesthe"check_db.sh"script,soitisincludedasifitwerepartofthisscript.Itcouldbecombined,butthisallowsthe"check_db.sh"scripttobesharedby
multiplescripts.The"tomcat_start_dev.sh"scriptloopsround,checkingtoseeiftheDBisup.Onceitisup,itfallsthroughtotheTomcatstartcommand.
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Formoreinformationsee:

SQL*PlusUser'sGuideandReference(http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14357/toc.htm)
OracleDatabaseBackupandRecoveryReference(http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14194/toc.htm)
UNIXCommandsforDBAs(/articles/misc/unixfordbas.php)
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