EFT Payment Program. Writing to a flat file using UTL Package

Question

Hi guys
I wonder if someone can help me. I'm battling with something in pl/sql. I have a procedure that writes to a flat file. Each procedure I call writes a single section of the file, e.g "create_hdr_rec_line_fn" writes the header on top of the file and "create_std_trx_rec_line_fn" writes the body below the header. Then lastly the procedure that writes the trailer at the bottom of the file.
My problem comes here: I have a proc that calculates the hash total.
This is done by " utl_file.put_line(g_file_id, g_seed_number)". I want to write the hash total next to the trailer section of the file and not below it. How can I do this? Here's the example of the flat file produced. The very last line is the hash total, but I my hash total to be on the same line as the (Trailer). I want it to be just next to the trailer. I hope my question is clear. Please see my procedure below the flat file.
Thanking you in advance....
My flat file
FHSSVSDIM15000932008102810483220081028T (header)
SD0009300100001D19874200019873402211ACSA JOHANNESBURG INTERNATIONA (Line1-Detail)SC00093001D14540500014540057261IS H/O MAIN ACCOUNT 0000000124959315207 (Line-Transaction)
ST00093000000700000000070000000000020000001806378410000000000000000000001806378 (Trailer)
58298239848772973764654319387982 (hash total)
My procedure
PROCEDURE eft(errbuf OUT NOCOPY VARCHAR2,
retcode OUT NOCOPY NUMBER,
p_payment_batch IN VARCHAR2) IS
v_eft_date VARCHAR2(100);     
BEGIN
v_eft_date := TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'DD-MON-RRRR_HH24_MI_SS');
g_payment_batch := p_payment_batch;
g_file_name := 'EFT'||v_eft_date||'.txt';
g_file_id := utl_file.fopen(g_dir_name,
g_file_name,
'W');
utl_file.put_line(g_file_id,
create_hdr_rec_line_fn);
create_std_trx_rec_line_fn(g_file_id);
create_std_contra_rec_line_fn(g_file_id);
create_std_trailer_fn(g_file_id);
utl_file.put_line(g_file_id,
g_seed_number);
utl_file.fclose_all;
IF (update_tables != TRUE) THEN
Fnd_File.put_line(Fnd_File.LOG, 'Failed to update payment batch tables. Cancel the batch');
END IF;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
Fnd_File.put_line(Fnd_File.LOG, 'Print Error - eft' || SUBSTR(SQLERRM, 1, 250));
END eft;

Answer 1

user643734 wrote:
Hi cdkumar
I'm not quite sure if I understand what you mean. Are you saying that I should use the "PUT" to write 'create_std_trailer_fn' and and then use the "PUT_LINE" to write 'g_seed_number'? Could you please show me what you mean by changing the proc I posted on my question with your suggestions.How about, rather than use code it for you, you try changing the code and giving it a go yourself.
Essentially PUT_LINE will write out the data and put a "new line" character on the end so the next output will appear on the following line; PUT will just output the data without terminating the line, so any subsequent output will just append to the end.
It's very simple. Give it a go.