Error at directory..

Question

hi
i have created directory like
create or replace directory emp_dir as 'c:test.txt';
directory was successed
then
create a procedure like this
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE HELLOFLE IS
v_MyFileHandle UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
BEGIN
v_MyFileHandle := UTL_FILE.FOPEN('C:\hello.txt','HELLO.TXT','a');
UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(v_MyFileHandle,'Hello World! ' || TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'MM-DD-YY HH:MI:SS AM'));
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(v_MyFileHandle);
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('ERROR ' || TO_CHAR(SQLCODE) || SQLERRM);
NULL;
END;
i compiled it.
and i executed procedure..
i am getting error like this..
ERROR -29280ORA-29280: invalid directory path
please help out here

Answer 1

create or replace directory emp_dir as 'c:\';
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE HELLOFLE IS
v_MyFileHandle UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
BEGIN
v_MyFileHandle := UTL_FILE.FOPEN('emp_dir','HELLO.TXT','a');
UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(v_MyFileHandle,'Hello World! ' || TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'MM-DD-YY HH:MI:SS AM'));
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(v_MyFileHandle);
END;