ORA-03123 while using UTL_FILE package in oracle forms 10g

Question

hi all,
i have created a directory 'REPORTS' as 'E:\EXCEL_TESTING_FORM\' and give grant read,write this directory to scott.
and also given grant execute on UTL_FILE to scott;
i have written this code in a button-pressed trigger and my file name is somename.xls file
After printing the first line like 7369SMITH3000 in a single cell when it is going to print the second employee record it is showing
ORA-03123 inside the loop.
CURSOR EMP_DATA IS
     SELECT * FROM SCOTT.EMP;
C_REF EMP_DATA%ROWTYPE;
L_FILE UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
V_PATH VARCHAR2(200) := '';
BEGIN
     V_PATH := 'REPORTS';
L_FILE := UTL_FILE.FOPEN (V_PATH,P_FILE_NAME, 'W');
OPEN EMP_DATA;
LOOP
     FETCH EMP_DATA INTO C_REF;
     EXIT WHEN EMP_DATA%NOTFOUND;
          UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(L_FILE, TO_CHAR(C_REF.EMPNO));
          UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(L_FILE, C_REF.ENAME);
          UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(L_FILE, TO_CHAR(C_REF.SAL));
END LOOP;
CLOSE EMP_DATA;
UTL_FILE.FFLUSH(L_FILE);
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(L_FILE);
please guide me how to avoid that error and also how to print cell wise why because it is print in a single cell.
please reply...

Answer 1

hi Andreas Weiden,
No it is not a network-drive. i have total 0f 3 drives
one is of c drive for wind sp2 and in d i have loaded oracle database and i have created a directory on e drive i.e 'E:\EXCEL_TESTING_FORM\'
in that i have created a excel file i.e called taru.xls.
so i want to know where is the problem.
please reply...