Error when DBMS_LOB.FILEOPEN , why ?

Question

Hi..
I create a directory , example : ULLOA
"create or replace directory ULLOA as 'c:\';"
This path (c:\) are inside of the server..
But , when execute the block pl/sql
l_bfile := bfilename( 'ULLOA', 'setup.txt' );
dbms_lob.fileopen( l_bfile );
Obtain the next error :
ERROR en línea 1:
ORA-22288: file or LOB operation FILEOPEN failed
The system cannot find the file specified.
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_LOB", line 475
ORA-06512: at line 9
Why?
Are correctly defined the path c:\
Am working in Windows 2000 and my BBDD is Oracle9i
Atte
Hector
PD : Sorry my english

Answer 1

Thanks Kamal
See my execution :
SQL> create or replace directory ULLOA as 'c:\';
Directory created.
SQL> declare
2 l_bfile BFILE ;
3 begin
4 l_bfile := bfilename( 'ULLOA', 'setup.txt' ); 5 dbms_lob.fileopen( l_bfile );
6 end ;
7 /
declare
*ERROR at line 1:
ORA-22288: file or LOB operation FILEOPEN failed
The system cannot find the file specified.
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_LOB", line 504
ORA-06512: at line 5
SQL>
SQL> spool C:\setup.txt
SQL> prompt Hi Kamal.txt
Hi Kamal.txt
SQL> spool off
SQL>
SQL> create or replace directory ULLOA as 'c:\';
Directory created.
SQL> declare
2 l_bfile BFILE ;
3 begin
4 l_bfile := bfilename( 'ULLOA', 'setup.txt' ); 5 dbms_lob.fileopen( l_bfile );
6 end ;
7 /
declare
*ERROR at line 1:
ORA-22288: file or LOB operation FILEOPEN failed
The system cannot find the file specified.
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_LOB", line 504
ORA-06512: at line 5
I have error , but ...
MY GREAT ERROR IS THAT EXECUTE COMMAND IN THE CLIENT TO HAVE ERROR , BUT RUNNING THE COMMAND IN THE SERVER , ALL IS OK..
Sorry gentleman..
And thanks all