Directory problem....(utl_file related)

Question

create directory test_sukanta_dir as 'C:/Oracle/Sukanta';+
when this statement run successfully ..its mean it create a Directory named by Sukanta which is inside C drive , Oracle Directory..is it..if yes when this statement run successfully no such directory created..inside C drive named by Oracle..what is the problem...plzzz help me...
i am create this directory from a user..it have the privilege to create directory..

Answer 1

Create directory doesnot create the directory, its an alias to an already existing directory.
The following is a snippet from oracle docs -
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10759/statements_5007.htm
Use the CREATE DIRECTORY statement to create a directory object. A directory object specifies an alias for a directory on the server file system where external binary file LOBs (BFILEs) and external table data are located. You can use directory names when referring to BFILEs in your PL/SQL code and OCI calls, rather than hard coding the operating system path name, for management flexibility.