DBMS_LOB.FILEOPEN(dir, fname) gives non-existent dir or file error

Question

Hello!
I've been trying to load an image file into the oracle database using the DBMS_LOB loadfromfile procedure. In order to do this, I first have to open the appropriate file which I do using
temp_bfile := bfilename('temp_dir', in_filename);
where in_filename is a string having the appropriate filename. and 'temp_dir' is a directory object created as follows:
CREATE DIRECTORY temp_dir AS 'F:\';
Next when I do a
DBMS_LOB.FILEOPEN(temp_bfile, LOB_READONLY);
I get an exception ORA-22285:non-existent directory or file.
What am I doing wrong? Is the way I've created the directory object correct. I work on an NT machine.
Mona

Answer 1

Not sure if the UTL_FILE package is the same but if you don't set the "utl_file_dir" variable in the INIT.ORA file prior to calling the FOPEN procedure you will get a similiar error. There may be an equivalent parameter for the DBMS_LOB package.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mona Marathe ([email protected]):
Hello!
I've been trying to load an image file into the oracle database using the DBMS_LOB loadfromfile procedure. In order to do this, I first have to open the appropriate file which I do using
temp_bfile := bfilename('temp_dir', in_filename);
where in_filename is a string having the appropriate filename. and 'temp_dir' is a directory object created as follows:
CREATE DIRECTORY temp_dir AS 'F:\';
Next when I do a
DBMS_LOB.FILEOPEN(temp_bfile, LOB_READONLY);
I get an exception ORA-22285:non-existent directory or file.
What am I doing wrong? Is the way I've created the directory object correct. I work on an NT machine.
Mona<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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