RE: OT:UNIX: Anyway to run this in the background and return to c

[Paula_Stankus]

Title: RE:OT:UNIX: Anyway to run this in the background and return to calling process????

Never mind I got it.

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Subject: RE:OT:UNIX: Anyway to run this in the background and return to ca

$ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus "/ as sysdba"  << EOD
select ......
exit
EOD
echo "this is a test"
ps -ef|grep sqlplus

I wish to put that into a unix command but at the same time run it in the background and return back to the parent script to do some other stuff?

Anyone done this?