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Question

Help guys,
how do I access a file on Unix box through my toad.
how do I know what is the UTL_FILE_DIR set to in oracle. when i search for it it says like this
utl_file_dir = %s_db_util_filedir%,%s_outbound_dir%
Now, what is the value for %s_db_util_filedir%, how do I interpret this.
Thanks
praveen.

Answer 1

I created a directory
create or replace directory outdest as '/home/oradev/testapp';
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE sample_proc IS
I_FileHandle Utl_File.File_Type;
v_Text          VARCHAR2(100);
I_Pos           NUMBER;
BEGIN
I_FileHandle := utl_file.fopen('/home/oradev/testapp','file.txt', 'R');     
dbms_output.put_line('Opened');
utl_file.get_line(I_FileHandle, v_Text);
I_Pos := instr(v_Text,',');
dbms_output.put_line(TO_CHAR(I_Pos));
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE_ALL;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
dbms_output.put_line(SQLCODE||SQLERRM);
END;
output is '1User-Defined Exception'