External procedure -- External program

On the External program tab, you can specify information about the program this external procedure uses.

  1. Click the External Program tab.
  2. Choose either the Program or Java option to specify the type of external program to use.
  3. Specify the name of the program or Java method for which you are defining this procedure in the Program or Java method field.
  4. If you chose Program, select the schema in which the program exists from the schema list. If the schema is not listed, specify the name.
  5. If you chose Program, select the language in which the program is written from the Language list. Use program attribute uses the language in which the program is written. However, if the program does not yet exist, Use program attribute assumes the language is C.

If the external procedure is completely defined, click OK. Or select:

Note: The program for the procedure does not need to exist at the time the procedure is defined.