Trace file not Generated.

Question

Hey Guys,
I am using oracle 10g and trying to generate a trace file.
Using sql_Plus I can see that timed_statistics is set to true, max_dump_file_size is set to unlimited, and user_dump_dest is set to C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ADMIN\ORCL\DUMP.
In Oracle SQL Developer I am running the script:
alter session set sql_trace = true;
... PL/SQL block that I want to trace...
alter session set sql_trace = false;
After this sql runs without error there is no file on my computer at the user_dump_dest. In fact the path under user_dump_dest does not even exist. Do I have to create the path first? Am I looking in the wrong location? Am I doing something wrong when setting sql_trace?
Thanks,
Ian

Answer 1

In fact the path under user_dump_dest does not even exist.Perhaps this is the source of the mystery.
If Oracle has no place to actually write the file, how should it proceed?
as a proof of concept do the following
ALTER SESSION SET SQL_TRACE=TRUE;
show parameter dump
SELECT SYSDATE FROM DUAL;
ALTER SESSION SET SQL_TRACE=FALSE;
now find the trace file
post results from session above
Edited by: sb92075 on Jun 1, 2010 4:45 PM