Create directory error on a VMS system

Question

Ok, I am trying to load some date into a CLOB field within a small table I have created. Here is how I attempted to accomplish this and the result (and to add insult to injury, it is on a VMS system!):
CREATE TABLE js_holder (
js_name varchar(30),
js_body CLOB );
CREATE DIRECTORY foos as 'USR$DISK:[CLEMENSD.SQL_EDIT]';
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Load_CLOB IS
dest_clob CLOB;
in_file BFILE := BFILENAME('foos', 'supernote.js');
dst_offset number := 1 ;
src_offset number := 1 ;
lang_ctx number := DBMS_LOB.DEFAULT_LANG_CTX;
warning number;
BEGIN
DBMS_OUTPUT.ENABLE(100000);
INSERT INTO js_holder(js_name, js_body)
VALUES('supernote', empty_clob())
RETURNING js_body INTO dest_clob;
DBMS_LOB.OPEN(in_file, DBMS_LOB.LOB_READONLY);
DBMS_LOB.LoadCLOBFromFile(
DEST_LOB => dest_clob,
SRC_BFILE => in_file,
AMOUNT => DBMS_LOB.GETLENGTH(in_file),
DEST_OFFSET => dst_offset ,
SRC_OFFSET => src_offset,
BFILE_CSID => DBMS_LOB.DEFAULT_CSID,
LANG_CONTEXT => lang_ctx,
WARNING => warning );
DBMS_LOB.CLOSE(in_file);
COMMIT;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Loaded File using DBMS_LOB.LoadCLOBFromFile.');
END;
then the following:
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL> exec Load_CLOB
SQL> exec load_clob
BEGIN load_clob; END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-22285: non-existent directory or file for FILEOPEN operation
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_LOB", line 672
ORA-06512: at "BANINST1.LOAD_CLOB", line 13
ORA-06512: at line 1
SQL>

Answer 1

Wow you've sure got a lot of threads going on this one (Ok Waz zup? and VMS, create directory and the chamber of secrets
My first question is have you checked to ensure that the file and directory permissions will allow oracle to read the file you want? Have you tried dumping your supernote.js file in the jobsub directory, or chaning it's (and/or the directories) protections?
From the documentation for create directory: "Oracle Database does not verify that the directory you specify actually exists. Therefore, take care that you specify a valid directory in your operating system. In addition, if your operating system uses case-sensitive path names, be sure you specify the directory in the correct format."