External Table error in Oracle9i Database

Question

Hi List,
Please see the following errors and guide me that how can I resolve these
errors?
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY EXT_TABLE
2 AS 'G:\';
Directory created.
1 CREATE TABLE ORDER_ITEM_EXT
2 ( ORDER_ID NUMBER(12), LINE_ITEM_ID NUMBER(3), PRODUCT_ID
NUMBER(6),
3 UNIT_PRICE NUMBER(8,2), QUANTITY NUMBER(8))
4 ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
5 (TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
6 DEFAULT DIRECTORY EXT_TABLE
7 ACCESS PARAMETERS (RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE
8 FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',')
9* LOCATION ('ORDER_ITEMS1.TXT','ORDER_ITEMS2.TXT'))
SQL> /
Table created.
SQL> SELECT * FROM ORDER_ITEM_EXT;
SELECT * FROM ORDER_ITEM_EXT
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
ORA-29400: data cartridge error
KUP-04040: file ORDER_ITEMS1.TXT in EXT_TABLE not found
ORA-06512: at "SYS.ORACLE_LOADER", line 14
ORA-06512: at line 1
SQL> ALTER PACKAGE ORACLE_LOADER COMPILE PACKAGE;
ALTER PACKAGE ORACLE_LOADER COMPILE PACKAGE
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-04043: object ORACLE_LOADER does not exist
Need your help
Thanks A Lot in advance
Natalia

Answer 1

I suspect not. Copy the file to a local disk location, point the directory or a directory to it, update the external table definition if necessary, repeat. If this run works then you have your answer.
HTH -- Mark D Powell --