External Tables on Windows

I have Oracle loaded on a Unix server. I am trying to execute stored procedures using External Tables. My external table directories reside on a Windows OS. While I was successful in creating the external tables and the logical directories mapped to the OS drectory, I was not able to execute the procedure. It came up with errors.
I have the necessary grants on these directories.
The procedures runs successfully if the directories are created on the Unix box
14:41:21 Start Executing PL/SQL block ...
14:41:21 Starting execution of PL/SQL block...
Error -29913: ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
ORA-29400: data cartridge error
KUP-04063: unable to open log file exttbl_1970284.log
OS error No such file or directory
ORA-06512: at "SYS.ORACLE_LOADER", line 14
ORA-06512: at line 1
14:41:21 Execution failed: ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
14:41:21 ORA-29400: data cartridge error
14:41:21 KUP-04063: unable to open log file invpbl_1970284.log
14:41:21 OS error No such file or directory
14:41:21 ORA-06512: at line 7
14:41:21 End Executing PL/SQL block
I have checked the read/write permissions on the Windows folder and they have full access
It is critical for me to make it work on a Windows platform

Hi
Extract of Metalink note
You query the following view and found a mismatch between directory path.
SQL> select * from dba_directories ;
OWNER     DIRECTORY_NAME     DIRECTORY_PATH
SYS     ADMIN_DAT_DIR     e:\external_tables\data
SYS     ADMIN_DAT_DIR     e:\external_tables\bad
SYS     ADMIN_DAT_DIR     e:\external_tables\log
SQL> select * from dba_external_locations where table_name='ADMIN_EXT_EMPLOYEES';
OWNER TABLE_NAME      LOCATION DIRECTORY_OWNER      DIRECTORY_NAME
SCOTT ADMIN_EXT_EMPLOYEES empxt1.dat SYS           ADMIN_DAT_DIR
SCOTT ADMIN_EXT_EMPLOYEES empxt2.dat SYS           ADMIN_DAT_DIR
Fix --- Check for the OS directory "data,bad and log" exists under e:\external_tables. If this does not exist then create and rerun the query.
Regards
Hector Ulloa Ligarius

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      -- use an NVL around the mime type and
      -- if it is a null set it to application/octect
      -- application/octect may launch a download window from windows
      OWA_UTIL.mime_header (nvl(v_mime, 'application/octet'), FALSE);
      -- set the size so the browser knows how much to download
      HTP.p ('Content-length: ' || v_length);
      -- the filename will be used by the browser if the users does a save as
      HTP.p (   'Content-Disposition:attachment; filename="'
             || SUBSTR (file_in, INSTR (file_in, '/') + 1)
             || '";'
      -- close the headers
      OWA_UTIL.http_header_close;
      -- download the BLOB
      WPG_DOCLOAD.download_file (lob_loc);
      apex_application.stop_apex_engine;
   END download_bfile;
I run it inside sql command in apex, but it does not show a pop window to save the file,
it displays the whole text content of the file in the result window.
Any idea why the save-as window does not pop up?
thanks,
John.

External table in a procedure

Hi,
I have an external table script to load data and I need to schedule the loading (every 10 minutes). (env: Windows XP)
I am planning on putting the external table script in a procedure and call the procedure in the DBMS utility.
But.... when I put the external table script in the procedure, I am getting compilation errors because of the DROP and CREATE (DDL) statements in the procedure.
Please help me putting the external table script in the procedure.
Thanks in advance

JT,
If the file is allways the same name, why drop and recreate externale table.
You can reuse the table even if the file was drop and recreate.
1   CREATE TABLE EXT_RN_DEPLOY_DATA
2   (
3   MONITOR_ID VARCHAR2(30),
4   SAMPLE_ID VARCHAR2(30),
5   LATITUDE VARCHAR2(10),
6   DEW_POINT NUMBER(18,8)
7   )
8   ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
9   ( TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
10   DEFAULT DIRECTORY DATA_FILE_DIR2
11   ACCESS PARAMETERS
12   ( RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE SKIP 1
13   BADFILE DATA_FILE_DIR2:'REVEXT%A_%P.BAD'
14   LOGFILE DATA_FILE_DIR2:'REVEXT%A_%P.LOG'
15   FIELDS TERMINATED BY ","
16   OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
17   MISSING FIELD VALUES ARE NULL
18   )
19   LOCATION (DATA_FILE_DIR2:'load.csv')
20   )
21   REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED
22   LOGGING
23   NOCACHE
24* NOPARALLEL
SQL> /
Table created.
SQL> create procedure test_ext as
2 i number;
3 begin
4 select count(*) into i from EXT_RN_DEPLOY_DATA;
5 dbms_output.put_line(i);
6 end;
7 /
Procedure created.
--The file exists
SQL> exec test_ext
0
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
--I deleted the file
SQL> exec test_ext
BEGIN test_ext; END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
ORA-29400: data cartridge error
KUP-04040: file load.csv in DATA_FILE_DIR2 not found
ORA-06512: at "SYS.ORACLE_LOADER", line 14
ORA-06512: at line 1
ORA-06512: at "SCOTT.TEST_EXT", line 4
ORA-06512: at line 1
--I recreated the file and populate this one
SQL> exec test_ext
2
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> Nicolas.

Doubt in external table.

I want to read the csv file and load into oracle table.But I am getting file with filename_<today date> for every day.
Is it possible to use single External table to read file in dynamic.
or what is the best way to do this?
My oracle version 10g in windows OS.
Thanks in advance,

>
I want to read the csv file and load into oracle table.But I am getting file with filename_<today date> for every day.
Is it possible to use single External table to read file in dynamic.
>
Yes - it is possible. You need to issue an ALTER TABLE command to provide the new filename before you SELECT from the table.
alter table myExternalTable location ('myNewFileName.ext'); See the Location of Datafiles and Output Files section of Chapter 12 External Tables Concepts in the Utilities doc
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28319/et_concepts.htm#i1009094
Also see the Altering External Tables section of Managing External Tables in the DBA Guide
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E14072_01/server.112/e10595/tables013.htm
That sections has examples for all of the ALTER statements you can use. For example you can also alter the DIRECTORY object being used.
ALTER TABLE admin_ext_employees
DEFAULT DIRECTORY admin_dat2_dir;

Oracle External Table SELECT FROM problem from workstation

At Solaris Oracle database server console.
Created directory on the Solaris server as Oracle owner.
As SYS created oracle directory object on that Solaris directory
Granted read/write to SCHEMA_OWNER on that oracle directory object.
Using OS Oracle user, moved a tab-delimited flat file into the Solaris directory.
Logged on a SCHEMA_OWNER using SQLPLUS on the Solaris database server.
Ran external table script in SQLPLUS.
External table was created.
Ran Select * from ext_table.
Appropriate dataset returned.
So at the Oracle Solaris server console,
the create external table script worked without errors,
and a select from statement on the external table worked without errors.
Move to developer workstation:
Logged on as SCHEMA_OWNER using SQLPLUS on Windows workstation.
TNSNAMES of course points to the Solaris database server.
Ran the external table script in SQLPLUS.
External table was created.
Ran Select * from ext_table.
This failed with these errors:
ORA29913 error executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
ORA29400 data cartridge error
cant open logfile.log
OS permission denied
ORA06512 sys.oracle_loader line 19
So how can I select from external tables from a windows workstation?
Any guidance on this problem would be appreciated.

Thank you for your response.
I am not creating the external table on the workstation.
In both cases,
from the Solaris console
and from the Windows workstation
the external table is being created on the Solaris file system
in an Oracle Directory object
running an SQL script from SQLPLUS prompt.
The external table creator, schema owner, has read and write permissions
granted by SYS on the oracle directory object.
The problem is:
Logged in as the schema owner,
you can select * from ext_table from the Solaris console SQLPLUS,
but you can not select * from ext_table from the Windows workstation SQLPLUS.
You can DROP TABLE ext_table from the Windows workstation SQLPLUS.
You just cannot select * from ext_table from the Windows workstation SQLPLUS.
I guess as a test,
I can drop from the ext_table creation script the references
to discardfile, badfile, and logfile,
and remove this other file objects from the equation...
which appears to be a file permissions problem.

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