How to run Shell Script from proc ?

Hi ! I want to run a shell script from a database procedure. How to do it ? The shell script takes system parameters and puts them in the database. Thanks in advance. Jaminikant -- ********************************************************** ## ## ##### ## * Office Address * Postal Address * ## ## ## ## * ---------------- * -------------- * ###### ## ## * HCL Consulting Ltd. * C/O Ajay Pradhan * ## ## ## ## * 3, Udyog Vihar Phase I * Qr-86/C, DDA Flats* ## ## ##### ###### * Gurgaon-122016, Haryana * Phase II, * ------------------- * INDIA * Mosjid Moth, * C O N S U L T I N G * Ph : +91 124 342371,342971 * New Delhi-110048 * ------------------- * (Dialling from Delhi prefix 8)* INDIA * **********************************************************