title: Access Web service from Oracle stored procedure
body: <p>Is there anybody who has successfully accessed a Web service from an Oracle stored procedure?  If so, was it a Java stored procedure?  A PL/SQL stored procedure?</p>
  
  <p>Is there any reason why I should not be trying to access a WS from a stored proc?</p>
  
  <p>Here are a couple refs that I found so far</p>
  
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  <li><a href="http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/java.102/b14187/chtwelve.htm#CBBEFCHI" rel="noreferrer">Database Web Services</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/sample_code/tech/java/jsp/samples/wsclient/Readme.html" rel="noreferrer">Calling external Web Service from a Java Stored Procedure</a></li>
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  <p><em>..Just to clarify, this is for SOAP calls</em></p>