Doubt in utl_file

Question

hi all,
i am using utl_file for the first time and got the error. pl.
help.
1 declare
2 x utl_file.file_type;
3 begin
4 x := utl_file.fopen('d:\babu\oracle','first.txt','w');
5 utl_file.putf(x,'hi there how are you');
6* end ;
SQL> /
declare
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06509: PL/SQL: ICD vector missing for this package
ORA-06512: at "SCOTT.UTL_FILE", line 140
ORA-06512: at line 4
thanks,
babu

Answer 1

Try the code below.  I have included two different formats for
specifying the directory.  Which directory format will work
depends on your operating system.  If one doesn't work, then try
the other.  If neither works, then the utl_file package may not
be set up properly on your system.  Based on your error message,
I suspect that may be part of the problem.  Did you run
utlfile.sql?  Did you include:
utl_file_dir = d:\babu\oracle
or
utl_file_dir = /babu/oracle
or
utl_file_dir = *
in your init.ora file?  Did you re-start your database after
adding the line to the init.ora file, so that the change takes
effect?
DECLARE
  x UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
BEGIN
-- if the first line below doesn't work,
-- then try the line below that instead:
  x := UTL_FILE.FOPEN ('d:\babu\oracle', 'first.txt' ,'w');
--  x := UTL_FILE.FOPEN ('/babu/oracle', 'first.txt' ,'w');
  UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE (x, 'hi there how are you');
  UTL_FILE.FCLOSE (x);
END;
EDIT d:\babu\oracle\first.txt