Ftp from pl/sql

Hi,
I want to use pl/sql to ftp files from local unix server to a remote unix server.
I'd like to have a basic set-up in place for ftp'ing, something like -
i) open connection & login
ii) ftp the file
iii) ftp a zero byte trigger file
iv) close connection
For me using java stored procedures is not an option, I'm working on 10g and would like to do everything in pl/sql. Can someone let me know how best can this be done or point me to some good articles?
Thanks

This should help:
FTP From PL/SQL.

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  • If you need to FTP with PL/SQL...

    If you need to perform FTP from within PL/SQL and your database version has the UTL_TCP package, here is a free package you can use. The source code is hopefully documented well enough for you to tell what's going on and how to use the functions. Suggestions on improving the code are welcome, and I can provide limited support via email for what I've written, but I would encourage anyone who uses the code to modify/fix it according to their needs. If you modify the code, I respectfully request that you leave intact the authorship and note comments at the beginning of the package.
    Please note that I have not rigorously tested this code, but it has successfully transferred files in both directions in the limited tests that I have performed.
    -- Copy the code below and run it in your favorite SQL editor --
    CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE FTP IS
    Simplified FTP client API using UTL_TCP package
    Author: Alan Wessman, Brigham Young University
    Note: This FTP client attempts to adhere to the protocol and advice found at:
    http://cr.yp.to/ftp.html
    No warranties are made regarding the correctness of this code.
    Notes:
    1. Most of these functions will raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if the connection
    is not open or is reset during the network transaction. They will also
    raise VALUE_ERROR if the server response is ill-formed or a buffer is
    too small to hold data. (Most buffers in this package are defined as
    VARCHAR2(32767) to avoid size limitations; reduce this if memory overhead
    is a concern.)
    2. "Verbose mode" can be enabled/disabled by changing the default value of
    the vDebug variable in the package body. Setting vDebug to TRUE will
    cause a session transcript to be output to DBMS_OUTPUT.
    3. The following is an example of how this package might be used:
    declare
    c utl_tcp.connection;
    vresp varchar2(32767);
    vbuf varchar2(32767);
    vresp_code number;
    vremote_host varchar2(32) := 'some.hostname.com';
    vusername varchar2(8) := 'username';
    vpassword varchar2(8) := 'password';
    begin
    dbms_output.put_line( 'Opening session...' );
    vresp_code := ftp.open_session( c,
    vremote_host,
    vusername,
    vpassword,
    vresp,
    5 );
    vresp_code := ftp.put( c,
    '/home/somebody',
    'local.test',
    'remote.test',
    vresp );
    vresp_code := ftp.remote_command( c, 'CHMOD 660 remote.test' );
    vresp_code := ftp.chdir( c, '/home/somebody/subdir' );
    vresp_code := ftp.pwd( c );
    vresp_code := ftp.get( c,
    '/home/somebody',
    'new_file.test',
    'another_remote_file.test',
    vresp );
    vresp_code := ftp.close_session( c );
    dbms_output.put_line( 'Closed session.' );
    exception
    when others then dbms_output.put_line( sqlcode || ':' || sqlerrm );
    end;
    Function: Open_Session
    Description: Begins an FTP session with the remote server.
    Parameters:
    conn OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be passed
    in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    host Name or IP address of remote server
    username User ID to use for login
    password Password to use for login
    response OUT parameter; buffer for server replies
    timeout_secs Number of seconds for TCP timeout. Pass in NULL to disable
    timeout (wait forever for responses). Pass in 0 (zero) for
    no wait.
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if host parameter is incorrect or if
    some other networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed.
    FUNCTION Open_Session( conn OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    host IN VARCHAR2,
    username IN VARCHAR2,
    password IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2,
    timeout_secs IN NUMBER DEFAULT 60 ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Get
    Description: Retrieves a file on the remote server and stores its contents in
    a VARCHAR2 buffer.
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    buf OUT parameter; buffer for retrieved file contents
    remote_path Pathname (including file name) indicating location of remote
    file to be retrieved
    response OUT parameter; buffer for server replies.
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if some networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed or buf is
    too small for file contents.
    FUNCTION Get( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    buf OUT VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Get
    Description: Retrieves a file on the remote server and stores its contents in
    a local file. Assumes an open file handle and does not close it.
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    local_file IN OUT parameter; UTL_FILE file handle for input file. File
    is assumed to be open for writing.
    remote_path Pathname (including file name) indicating location of remote
    file to be retrieved
    response OUT parameter; buffer for server replies.
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if some networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed or buf is
    too small for file contents.
    May raise any of the UTL_FILE exceptions if file write operations
    fail. See UTL_FILE documentation for additional details.
    FUNCTION Get( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_file IN OUT UTL_FILE.File_Type,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Get
    Description: Retrieves a file on the remote server and stores its contents in
    a local file. Opens and closes local file automatically.
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    local_path Pathname of local directory in which to store the retrieved
    file's contents
    local_filename Name of local file in which to store retrieved file's contents
    (creates new file or overwrites existing file)
    remote_path Pathname (including file name) indicating location of remote
    file to be retrieved
    response OUT parameter; buffer for server replies.
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if some networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed or buf is
    too small for file contents.
    May raise any of the UTL_FILE exceptions if file open, write, or
    close operations fail. See UTL_FILE documentation for additional
    details.
    FUNCTION Get( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_path IN VARCHAR2,
    local_filename IN VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Put
    Description: Stores data as a file on the remote server
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    buf IN parameter; contains data to upload
    remote_path Pathname (including file name) indicating location of remote
    file to be created/overwritten
    response OUT parameter; buffer for server replies.
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if some networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed.
    FUNCTION Put( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    buf IN VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Put
    Description: Uploads a local file to the remote server. Assumes an open file
    handle and does not close it.
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    local_file IN OUT parameter; UTL_FILE file handle for input file. File
    is assumed to be open for reading.
    remote_path Pathname (including file name) indicating location of remote
    file to be created/overwritten.
    response OUT parameter; buffer for server replies.
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if some networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed.
    May raise any of the UTL_FILE exceptions if file read operations
    fail. See UTL_FILE documentation for additional details.
    FUNCTION Put( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_file IN OUT UTL_FILE.File_Type,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Put
    Description: Uploads a local file to the remote server. Opens and closes local
    file automatically.
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    local_path Pathname of local directory in which file to upload exists.
    local_filename Name of local file to upload.
    remote_path Pathname (including file name) indicating location of remote
    file to be created/overwritten.
    response OUT parameter; buffer for server replies.
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if some networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed.
    May raise any of the UTL_FILE exceptions if file open, read, or
    close operations fail. See UTL_FILE documentation for additional
    details.
    FUNCTION Put( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_path IN VARCHAR2,
    local_filename IN VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Remote_Command
    Description: Sends an arbitrary command to the server via the SITE command.
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    command Command and parameter(s) to send to the server, e.g.
    'CHMOD 600 foo.txt'
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if some networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed.
    FUNCTION Remote_Command( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    command IN VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Chdir
    Description: Changes current working directory on remote server to specified
    path.
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    remote_path Path on remote server to change to.
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if some networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed.
    FUNCTION Chdir( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Pwd
    Description: Prints current working directory (on remote server) to debugging
    output if debugging is turned on.
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    Return value: 0 (zero) if operation is successful; FTP error code if operation
    is not successful.
    Exceptions: May raise UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR if some networking error occurs.
    May raise VALUE_ERROR if server response is ill-formed.
    FUNCTION Pwd( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Close_Session
    Description: Closes the TCP connection to the remote server.
    Parameters:
    conn IN OUT parameter that contains the connection info; to be
    passed in to subsequent commands to maintain session state.
    Return value: 0 (zero)
    Exceptions: None raised.
    FUNCTION Close_Session( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection ) RETURN NUMBER;
    Function: Close_All_Sessions
    Description: Closes all currently open TCP connections.
    Parameters: None.
    Return value: 0 (zero)
    Exceptions: None raised.
    FUNCTION Close_All_Sessions RETURN NUMBER;
    END FTP;
    CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY FTP IS
    vDebug BOOLEAN := TRUE;
    FATAL_ERROR EXCEPTION;
    PROCEDURE Debug( msg IN VARCHAR2 ) IS
    BEGIN
    IF vDebug THEN
    DBMS_OUTPUT.Put_Line( msg );
    END IF;
    END Debug;
    FUNCTION Get_Response( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    buf IN OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vLen NUMBER;
    vCode NUMBER;
    vResp VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    vLen := UTL_TCP.READ_LINE( conn, vResp );
    Debug( vResp );
    -- If TO_NUMBER below fails, let the exception propagate to calling proc
    vCode := TO_NUMBER( SUBSTR( vResp, 1, 3 ) );
    vResp := SUBSTR( vResp, 4 );
    buf := buf || SUBSTR( vResp, 2 );
    IF SUBSTR( vResp, 1, 1 ) = '-' THEN
    LOOP
    vLen := UTL_TCP.READ_LINE( conn, vResp );
    Debug( vResp );
    <<Get_Code>>
    BEGIN
    vCode := TO_NUMBER( SUBSTR( vResp, 1, 3 ) );
    vResp := SUBSTR( vResp, 4 );
    IF SUBSTR( vResp, 1, 1 ) = ' ' THEN
    buf := buf || SUBSTR( vResp, 2 );
    EXIT;
    END IF;
    EXCEPTION WHEN VALUE_ERROR THEN NULL;
    END Get_Code;
    buf := buf || vResp;
    END LOOP;
    END IF;
    RETURN vCode;
    END Get_Response;
    FUNCTION Do_Command( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    cmd IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResult NUMBER := 0;
    BEGIN
    vResult := UTL_TCP.WRITE_LINE( conn, cmd );
    vResult := Get_Response( conn, response );
    RETURN vResult;
    END Do_Command;
    FUNCTION Parse_Port_Number( port_string IN VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResult NUMBER;
    vNew_Port_String VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    -- This stuff parses out the port number encoding from the server reply
    -- Reply is in the format xyzh1,h2,h3,h4,p1,p2xyz
    -- xyz = possible character data (server-dependent, may not exist)
    -- h1-h4 = server IP elements; ignore since we know the host already
    -- p1,p2 = port number encoding (port number = p1 * 256 + p2 )
    vNew_Port_String := TRANSLATE( port_string, '0123456789', '0000000000' );
    vNew_Port_String := SUBSTR( port_string,
    INSTR( vNew_Port_String, '0' ),
    INSTR( vNew_Port_String, '0', -1 ) -
    INSTR( vNew_Port_String, '0' ) + 1 );
    vNew_Port_String := SUBSTR( vNew_Port_String,
    INSTR( vNew_Port_String, ',', 1, 4 ) + 1 );
    vResult := 256 * TO_NUMBER( SUBSTR( vNew_Port_String,
    1,
    INSTR( vNew_Port_String, ',' ) - 1 ) );
    vResult := vResult + TO_NUMBER( SUBSTR( vNew_Port_String,
    INSTR( vNew_Port_String, ',' ) + 1 ) );
    RETURN vResult;
    -- Allow VALUE_ERROR to propagate
    END Parse_Port_Number;
    FUNCTION Open_Session( conn OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    host IN VARCHAR2,
    username IN VARCHAR2,
    password IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2,
    timeout_secs IN NUMBER DEFAULT 60 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vGarbage NUMBER; -- For calling functions when we don't care about return val
    BEGIN
    conn := UTL_TCP.OPEN_CONNECTION( host,
    21,
    tx_timeout => timeout_secs );
    vResp_Code := Get_Response( conn, response );
    IF vResp_Code = 220 THEN
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'USER ' || username, response );
    IF vResp_Code IN ( 331, 332 ) THEN
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'PASS ' || password, response );
    IF vResp_Code NOT IN ( 202, 230 ) THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    ELSE
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    END IF;
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'TYPE I', response );
    Debug( 'Logged into ' || conn.remote_host || ' at port ' || conn.remote_port );
    RETURN 0;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN FATAL_ERROR THEN
    Debug( 'Fatal error opening session:' );
    Debug( ' Code: ' || vResp_Code );
    Debug( ' Response: ' || response );
    vGarbage := Close_Session( conn );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END Open_Session;
    FUNCTION Get( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    buf OUT VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp VARCHAR2(32767);
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vNew_Conn UTL_TCP.Connection;
    vNew_Port NUMBER;
    BEGIN
    -- do PASV
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'PASV', response );
    IF vResp_Code = 227 THEN
    <<Switch_Port>>
    BEGIN
    vNew_Port := Parse_Port_Number( response );
    vNew_Conn := UTL_TCP.OPEN_CONNECTION( conn.remote_host,
    vNew_Port,
    tx_timeout => conn.tx_timeout );
    Debug( 'Data connection: ' || vNew_Conn.remote_host || ':' || vNew_Conn.remote_port );
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'RETR ' || REPLACE( remote_path, CHR(12), CHR(0) ), response );
    IF vResp_Code <> 150 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    <<Get_Download>>
    BEGIN
    LOOP
    vResp := vResp || UTL_TCP.GET_LINE( vNew_Conn, FALSE );
    END LOOP;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN UTL_TCP.END_OF_INPUT THEN NULL;
    END Get_Download;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    vResp_Code := Get_Response( conn, response );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 400 AND 599 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( SQLERRM );
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END Switch_Port;
    ELSE
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    buf := vResp;
    RETURN 0;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN FATAL_ERROR THEN
    Debug( 'Fatal error getting ' || remote_path || ':' );
    Debug( ' Code: ' || vResp_Code );
    Debug( ' Response: ' || response );
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( vResp_Code || ': ' || SQLERRM );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END Get;
    FUNCTION Get( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_file IN OUT UTL_FILE.File_Type,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp VARCHAR2(32767);
    vResp_Code NUMBER := -1;
    vNew_Conn UTL_TCP.Connection;
    vNew_Port NUMBER;
    BEGIN
    -- do PASV
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'PASV', response );
    IF vResp_Code = 227 THEN
    <<Switch_Port>>
    BEGIN
    vNew_Port := Parse_Port_Number( response );
    vNew_Conn := UTL_TCP.OPEN_CONNECTION( conn.remote_host,
    vNew_Port,
    tx_timeout => conn.tx_timeout );
    Debug( 'Data connection: ' || vNew_Conn.remote_host || ':' || vNew_Conn.remote_port );
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'RETR ' || REPLACE( remote_path, CHR(12), CHR(0) ), response );
    IF vResp_Code <> 150 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    <<Get_Download>>
    BEGIN
    LOOP
    vResp := UTL_TCP.GET_LINE( vNew_Conn, FALSE );
    UTL_FILE.Put( local_file, vResp );
    END LOOP;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN UTL_TCP.END_OF_INPUT THEN NULL;
    END Get_Download;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    vResp_Code := Get_Response( conn, response );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 400 AND 599 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( SQLERRM );
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END Switch_Port;
    ELSE
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    RETURN 0;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN FATAL_ERROR THEN
    Debug( 'Fatal error getting ' || remote_path || ':' );
    Debug( ' Code: ' || vResp_Code );
    Debug( ' Response: ' || response );
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( vResp_Code || ': ' || SQLERRM );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END Get;
    FUNCTION Get( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_path IN VARCHAR2,
    local_filename IN VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vFile UTL_FILE.File_Type;
    vResult NUMBER := -1;
    BEGIN
    vFile := UTL_FILE.FOPEN( local_path, local_filename, 'w' );
    vResult := Get( conn, vFile, remote_path, response );
    UTL_FILE.FCLOSE( vFile );
    RETURN vResult;
    EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
    IF UTL_FILE.IS_OPEN( vFile ) THEN
    UTL_FILE.FCLOSE( vFile );
    END IF;
    RAISE;
    END Get;
    FUNCTION Put( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    buf IN VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp VARCHAR2(32767);
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vNew_Conn UTL_TCP.Connection;
    vNew_Port NUMBER;
    BEGIN
    -- do PASV
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'PASV', response );
    IF vResp_Code = 227 THEN
    <<Switch_Port>>
    BEGIN
    vNew_Port := Parse_Port_Number( response );
    vNew_Conn := UTL_TCP.OPEN_CONNECTION( conn.remote_host,
    vNew_Port,
    tx_timeout => conn.tx_timeout );
    Debug( 'Data connection: ' || vNew_Conn.remote_host || ':' || vNew_Conn.remote_port );
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'STOR ' || REPLACE( remote_path, CHR(12), CHR(0) ), response );
    IF vResp_Code <> 150 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    vResp_Code := UTL_TCP.WRITE_TEXT( vNew_Conn, buf );
    UTL_TCP.FLUSH( vNew_Conn );
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    vResp_Code := Get_Response( conn, response );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 400 AND 599 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( SQLERRM );
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END Switch_Port;
    ELSE
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    response := vResp;
    RETURN 0;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN FATAL_ERROR THEN
    Debug( 'Fatal error putting ' || remote_path || ':' );
    Debug( ' Code: ' || vResp_Code );
    Debug( ' Response: ' || response );
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( vResp_Code || ': ' || SQLERRM );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END Put;
    FUNCTION Put( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_file IN OUT UTL_FILE.File_Type,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp VARCHAR2(32767);
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vNew_Conn UTL_TCP.Connection;
    vNew_Port NUMBER;
    vNew_Port_String VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    -- do PASV
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'PASV', response );
    IF vResp_Code = 227 THEN
    <<Switch_Port>>
    BEGIN
    vNew_Port := Parse_Port_Number( response );
    vNew_Conn := UTL_TCP.OPEN_CONNECTION( conn.remote_host,
    vNew_Port,
    tx_timeout => conn.tx_timeout );
    Debug( 'Data connection: ' || vNew_Conn.remote_host || ':' || vNew_Conn.remote_port );
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'STOR ' || REPLACE( remote_path, CHR(12), CHR(0) ), response );
    IF vResp_Code <> 150 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    <<Get_Download>>
    BEGIN
    LOOP
    UTL_FILE.Get_Line( local_file, vResp );
    vResp_Code := UTL_TCP.WRITE_LINE( vNew_Conn, vResp );
    END LOOP;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN NULL;
    END Get_Download;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    vResp_Code := Get_Response( conn, response );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 400 AND 599 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( SQLERRM );
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END Switch_Port;
    ELSE
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    RETURN 0;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN FATAL_ERROR THEN
    Debug( 'Fatal error putting ' || remote_path || ':' );
    Debug( ' Code: ' || vResp_Code );
    Debug( ' Response: ' || response );
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( vResp_Code || ': ' || SQLERRM );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END Put;
    FUNCTION Put( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_path IN VARCHAR2,
    local_filename IN VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vFile UTL_FILE.File_Type;
    vResult NUMBER;
    BEGIN
    vFile := UTL_FILE.FOPEN( local_path, local_filename, 'r' );
    vResult := Put( conn, vFile, remote_path, response );
    UTL_FILE.FCLOSE( vFile );
    RETURN vResult;
    EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
    IF UTL_FILE.IS_OPEN( vFile ) THEN
    UTL_FILE.FCLOSE( vFile );
    END IF;
    RAISE;
    END Put;
    FUNCTION Remote_Command( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    command IN VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vResponse VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'SITE ' || command, vResponse );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 500 AND 599 THEN
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END IF;
    RETURN 0;
    END Remote_Command;
    FUNCTION Chdir( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vResponse VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'CWD ' || REPLACE( remote_path, CHR(12), CHR(0) ), vResponse );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 500 AND 599 THEN
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END IF;
    RETURN 0;
    END Chdir;
    FUNCTION Pwd( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vResponse VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'PWD', vResponse );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 500 AND 599 THEN
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END IF;
    RETURN 0;
    END Pwd;
    FUNCTION Close_Session( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    BEGIN
    IF conn.remote_host IS NULL THEN
    RETURN 0;
    END IF;
    Debug( 'Closing connection on ' || conn.remote_host || ':' || conn.remote_port );
    UTL_TCP.Close_Connection( conn );
    RETURN 0;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR THEN RETURN 0;
    END Close_Session;
    FUNCTION Close_All_Sessions RETURN NUMBER IS
    BEGIN
    UTL_TCP.Close_All_Connections;
    RETURN 0;
    END Close_All_Sessions;
    END FTP;

    Here's another PL/SQL package that will FTP ASCII text files. It assumes that you have proper permissions on the remote host and simply want to transfer one or more text files, not perform any other miscellaneous commands.
    Also, from what I have read, in 9i UTL_FILE supports reading and writing of binary data so an FTP client could be written to transfer either ASCII or BINARY files.
    Regards,
    Russ
    CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BRNC_FTP_PKG
    AS
    * PL/SQL FTP Client
    * Created by: Russ Johnson, Braun Consulting
    * www.braunconsult.com
    * OVERVIEW
    * This package uses the standard packages UTL_FILE and UTL_TCP to perform
    * client-side FTP functionality (PUT and GET) for text files as defined in
    * the World Wide Web Consortium's RFC 959 document - http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc959/
    * The procedures and functions in this package allow single or multiple file transfer using
    * standard TCP/IP connections.
    * LIMITATIONS
    * Currently the API is limited to transfer of ASCII text files only. This is
    * primarily because UTL_FILE only supports text I/O, but also because the original
    * design was for creating text files from data in the Oracle database, then transferring the file to a remote host.
    * Furthermore, the API does not support SSH/Secure FTP or connection through a proxy server.
    * Keep in mind that FTP passes the username/password combo in plain text over TCP/IP.
    * DB versions - 8i (8.1.x) and above. 8.0.x may work if it has the SYS.UTL_TCP package.
    * Note: Since UTL_FILE is used for the client-side I/O, this package is also limited to
    * transfer of files that exist in directories available to UTL_FILE for read/write.
    * These directories are defined by the UTL_FILE_DIR parameter in the init.ora file.
    * USAGE
    * Three functions are available for FTP - PUT, GET, and FTP_MULTIPLE. FTP_MULTIPLE takes
    * a table of records that define the files to be transferred (filename, directory, etc.).
    * That table can have 1 record or multiple records. The PUT and GET functions are included
    * for convenience to FTP one file at a time. PUT and GET return true if the file is transferred
    * successfully and false if it fails. FTP_MULTIPLE returns true if no batch-level errors occur
    * (such as an invalid host, refused connection, or invalid login information). It also takes the
    * table of file records IN and passes it back OUT. Each record contains individual error information.
    * EXAMPLE
    * Transfer multiple files - 1 GET and 2 PUT from a Windows machine to a host (assuming UNIX here).
    * Display any errors that occur.
    * DECLARE
    *      v_username      VARCHAR2(40) := 'rjohnson';
    * v_password      VARCHAR2(40) := 'password';
    * v_hostname      VARCHAR2(255) := 'ftp.oracle.com';
    * v_error_message      VARCHAR2(1000);
    * b_put           BOOLEAN;
    * t_files      BRNC_FTP_PKG.t_ftp_rec; -- Declare our table of file records
    * BEGIN
    * t_files(1).localpath           := 'd:\oracle\utl_file\outbound';
    * t_files(1).filename           := 'myfile1.txt';
    * t_files(1).remotepath           := '/home/oracle/text_files';
    * t_files(1).transfer_mode      := 'PUT';
    * t_files(2).localpath           := 'd:\oracle\utl_file\inbound';
    * t_files(2).filename           := 'incoming_file.xml';
    * t_files(2).remotepath           := '/home/oracle/xml_files';
    * t_files(2).transfer_mode      := 'GET';
    * t_files(3).localpath           := 'd:\oracle\utl_file\outbound';
    * t_files(3).filename           := 'myfile2.txt';
    * t_files(3).remotepath      := '/home';
    * t_files(3).transfer_mode      := 'PUT';
    * b_put := BRNC_FTP_PKG.FTP_MULTIPLE(v_error_message,
    * t_files,
    * v_username,
    * v_password,
    * v_hostname);
    * IF b_put = TRUE
    * THEN
    *     FOR i IN t_files.FIRST..t_files.LAST
    *     LOOP
    * IF t_files.EXISTS(i)
    * THEN
    *      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(t_files(i).status||' | '||
    * t_files(i).error_message||' | '||
    * to_char(t_files(i).bytes_transmitted)||' | '||
    * to_char(t_files(i).trans_start,'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS')||' | '||
    * to_char(t_files(i).trans_end,'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS'));
    * END IF;
    *      END LOOP;
    * ELSE
    *      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_error_message);
    * END IF;
    * EXCEPTION
    * WHEN OTHERS
    * THEN
    * DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SQLERRM);
    * END;
    * CREDITS
    * The W3C's RFC 959 that describes the FTP process.
    * http://www.w3c.org
    * Much of the PL/SQL code in this package was based on Java code written by
    * Bruce Blackshaw of Enterprise Distributed Technologies Ltd. None of that code
    * was copied, but the objects and methods greatly helped my understanding of the
    * FTP Client process.
    * http://www.enterprisedt.com
    *     VERSION HISTORY
    * 1.0 11/19/2002 Unit-tested single and multiple transfers between disparate hosts.                                    
    * Exceptions
    ctrl_exception     EXCEPTION;
    data_exception     EXCEPTION;
    * Constants - FTP valid response codes
    CONNECT_CODE     CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 220;
    USER_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 331;
    LOGIN_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 230;
    PWD_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 257;
    PASV_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 227;
    CWD_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 250;
    TSFR_START_CODE1     CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 125;
    TSFR_START_CODE2     CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 150;
    TSFR_END_CODE     CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 226;
    QUIT_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 221;
    SYST_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 215;
    TYPE_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 200;
    * FTP File record datatype
    * Elements:
    * localpath - full directory name in which the local file resides or will reside
    * Windows: 'd:\oracle\utl_file'
    * UNIX: '/home/oracle/utl_file'
    * filename - filename and extension for the file to be received or sent
    * changing the filename for the PUT or GET is currently not allowed
    * Examples: 'myfile.dat' 'myfile20021119.xml'
    * remotepath - full directory name in which the local file will be sent or the
    * remote file exists. Should be in UNIX format regardless of FTP server - '/one/two/three'
    * filetype - reserved for future use, ignored in code
    * transfer_mode - 'PUT' or 'GET'
    * status - status of the transfer. 'ERROR' or 'SUCCESS'
    * error_message - meaningful (hopefully) error message explaining the reason for failure
    * bytes_transmitted - how many bytes were sent/received
    * trans_start - date/time the transmission started
    * trans_end - date/time the transmission ended
    TYPE r_ftp_rec IS RECORD(localpath           VARCHAR2(255),
                   filename           VARCHAR2(255),
                   remotepath      VARCHAR2(255),
                   filetype           VARCHAR2(20),
                   transfer_mode      VARCHAR2(5),
                   status           VARCHAR2(40),
                   error_message      VARCHAR2(255),
                   bytes_transmitted      NUMBER,
                   trans_start     DATE,
                   trans_end          DATE);
    * FTP File Table - used to store many files for transfer
    TYPE t_ftp_rec IS TABLE of r_ftp_rec INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    * Internal convenience procedure for creating passive host IP address
    * and port number.
    PROCEDURE CREATE_PASV(p_pasv_cmd IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_host OUT VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_port OUT NUMBER);
    * Function used to validate FTP server responses based on the
    * code passed in p_code. Reads single or multi-line responses.
    FUNCTION VALIDATE_REPLY(p_ctrl_con      IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_code      IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_reply      OUT VARCHAR2)
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    * Function used to validate FTP server responses based on the
    * code passed in p_code. Reads single or multi-line responses.
    * Overloaded because some responses can have 2 valid codes.
    FUNCTION VALIDATE_REPLY(p_ctrl_con      IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_code1      IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_code2     IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_reply      OUT VARCHAR2)
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    * Procedure that handles the actual data transfer. Meant
    * for internal package use. Returns information about the
    * actual transfer.
    PROCEDURE TRANSFER_ASCII(u_ctrl_con IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_localpath IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_filename IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_host IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_port IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_transfer_mode IN VARCHAR2,
                   v_status OUT VARCHAR2,
                   v_error_message OUT VARCHAR2,
                   n_bytes_transmitted OUT NUMBER,
                   d_trans_start OUT DATE,
    d_trans_end OUT DATE);
    * Function to handle FTP of many files.
    * Returns TRUE if no batch-level errors occur.
    * Returns FALSE if a batch-level error occurs.
    * Parameters:
    * p_error_msg - error message for batch level errors
    * p_files - BRNC_FTP_PKG.t_ftp_rec table type. Accepts
    * list of files to be transferred (may be any combination of PUT or GET)
    * returns the table updated with transfer status, error message,
    * bytes_transmitted, transmission start date/time and transmission end
    * date/time
    * p_username - username for FTP server
    * p_password - password for FTP server
    * p_hostname - hostname or IP address of server Ex: 'ftp.oracle.com' or '127.0.0.1'
    * p_port - port number to connect on. FTP is usually on 21, but this may be overridden
    * if the server is configured differently.
    FUNCTION FTP_MULTIPLE(p_error_msg OUT VARCHAR2,
                   p_files IN OUT t_ftp_rec,
                   p_username IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_password IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_hostname IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_port IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 21)
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    * Convenience function for single-file PUT
    * Parameters:
    * p_localpath - full directory name in which the local file resides or will reside
    * Windows: 'd:\oracle\utl_file'
    * UNIX: '/home/oracle/utl_file'
    * p_filename - filename and extension for the file to be received or sent
    * changing the filename for the PUT or GET is currently not allowed
    * Examples: 'myfile.dat' 'myfile20021119.xml'
    * p_remotepath - full directory name in which the local file will be sent or the
    * remote file exists. Should be in UNIX format regardless of FTP server - '/one/two/three'
    * p_username - username for FTP server
    * p_password - password for FTP server
    * p_hostname - FTP server IP address or host name Ex: 'ftp.oracle.com' or '127.0.0.1'
    * v_status - status of the transfer. 'ERROR' or 'SUCCESS'
    * v_error_message - meaningful (hopefully) error message explaining the reason for failure
    * n_bytes_transmitted - how many bytes were sent/received
    * d_trans_start - date/time the transmission started
    * d_trans_end - date/time the transmission ended
    * p_port - port number to connect to, default is 21
    * p_filetype - always set to 'ASCII', reserved for future use, ignored in code
    FUNCTION PUT(p_localpath IN VARCHAR2,
              p_filename IN VARCHAR2,
              p_remotepath IN VARCHAR2,
              p_username IN VARCHAR2,
              p_password IN VARCHAR2,
              p_hostname IN VARCHAR2,
              v_status OUT VARCHAR2,
              v_error_message OUT VARCHAR2,
              n_bytes_transmitted OUT NUMBER,
              d_trans_start OUT DATE,
    d_trans_end OUT DATE,
              p_port     IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 21,
              p_filetype IN VARCHAR2 := 'ASCII')
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    * Convenience function for single-file GET
    * Parameters:
    * p_localpath - full directory name in which the local file resides or will reside
    * Windows: 'd:\oracle\utl_file'
    * UNIX: '/home/oracle/utl_file'
    * p_filename - filename and extension for the file to be received or sent
    * changing the filename for the PUT or GET is currently not allowed
    * Examples: 'myfile.dat' 'myfile20021119.xml'
    * p_remotepath - full directory name in which the local file will be sent or the
    * remote file exists. Should be in UNIX format regardless of FTP server - '/one/two/three'
    * p_username - username for FTP server
    * p_password - password for FTP server
    * p_hostname - FTP server IP address or host name Ex: 'ftp.oracle.com' or '127.0.0.1'
    * v_status - status of the transfer. 'ERROR' or 'SUCCESS'
    * v_error_message - meaningful (hopefully) error message explaining the reason for failure
    * n_bytes_transmitted - how many bytes were sent/received
    * d_trans_start - date/time the transmission started
    * d_trans_end - date/time the transmission ended
    * p_port - port number to connect to, default is 21
    * p_filetype - always set to 'ASCII', reserved for future use, ignored in code
    FUNCTION GET(p_localpath IN VARCHAR2,
              p_filename IN VARCHAR2,
              p_remotepath IN VARCHAR2,
              p_username IN VARCHAR2,
              p_password IN VARCHAR2,
              p_hostname IN VARCHAR2,
              v_status OUT VARCHAR2,
              v_error_message OUT VARCHAR2,
              n_bytes_transmitted OUT NUMBER,
              d_trans_start OUT DATE,
    d_trans_end OUT DATE,
              p_port     IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 21,
              p_filetype IN VARCHAR2 := 'ASCII')
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    END BRNC_FTP_PKG;
    CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY BRNC_FTP_PKG
    AS
    ** Create the passive host IP and port number to connect to
    PROCEDURE CREATE_PASV(p_pasv_cmd IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_host OUT VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_port OUT NUMBER)
    IS
         v_pasv_cmd     VARCHAR2(30) := p_pasv_cmd; --Host and port to connect to for data transfer
    n_port_dec     NUMBER;
         n_port_add     NUMBER;
    BEGIN
         p_pasv_host := REPLACE(SUBSTR(v_pasv_cmd,1,INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,4)-1),',','.');
         n_port_dec := TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(v_pasv_cmd,INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,4)+1,(INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,5)-(INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,4)+1))));
         n_port_add := TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(v_pasv_cmd,INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,5)+1,LENGTH(v_pasv_cmd)-INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,5)));
         p_pasv_port := (n_port_dec*256) + n_port_add;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS
    THEN
         --DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SQLERRM);
         RAISE;
    END CREATE_PASV;
    ** Read a single or multi-line reply from the FTP server and validate
    ** it against the code passed in p_code.
    ** Return TRUE if reply code matches p_code, FALSE if it doesn't or error
    ** occurs
    ** Send full server response back to calling procedure
    FUNCTION VALIDATE_REPLY(p_ctrl_con      IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_code      IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_reply      OUT VARCHAR2)
    RETURN BOOLEAN
    IS
         n_code           VARCHAR2(3) := p_code;
         n_byte_count      PLS_INTEGER;
         v_msg          VARCHAR2(255);
         n_line_count     PLS_INTEGER := 0;
    BEGIN
         LOOP
         v_msg := UTL_TCP.GET_LINE(p_ctrl_con);
         n_line_count := n_line_count + 1;
         IF n_line_count = 1
         THEN
              p_reply := v_msg;
         ELSE
              p_reply := p_reply || SUBSTR(v_msg,4);
         END IF;
         EXIT WHEN INSTR(v_msg,'-',1,1) <> 4;
         END LOOP;
    IF to_number(SUBSTR(p_reply,1,3)) = n_code
         THEN
         RETURN TRUE;
         ELSE
         RETURN FALSE;
         END IF;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS
    THEN
    p_reply := SQLERRM;
    RETURN FALSE;
    END VALIDATE_REPLY;
    ** Reads a single or multi-line reply from the FTP server
    ** Return TRUE if reply code matches p_code1 or p_code2,
    ** FALSE if it doesn't or error occurs
    ** Send full server response back to calling procedure
    FUNCTION VALIDATE_REPLY(p_ctrl_con      IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_code1      IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_code2     IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_reply      OUT VARCHAR2)
    RETURN BOOLEAN
    IS
         v_code1      VARCHAR2(3) := to_char(p_code1);
         v_code2      VARCHAR2(3) := to_char(p_code2);
         v_msg          VARCHAR2(255);
         n_line_count     PLS_INTEGER := 0;
    BEGIN
         LOOP
         v_msg := UTL_TCP.GET_LINE(p_ctrl_con);
         n_line_count := n_line_count + 1;
         IF n_line_count = 1
         THEN
              p_reply := v_msg;
         ELSE
              p_reply := p_reply || SUBSTR(v_msg,4);
         END IF;
         EXIT WHEN INSTR(v_msg,'-',1,1) <> 4;
         END LOOP;
    IF to_number(SUBSTR(p_reply,1,3)) IN(v_code1,v_code2)
         THEN
         RETURN TRUE;
         ELSE
         RETURN FALSE;
         END IF;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS
    THEN
    p_reply := SQLERRM;
    RETURN FALSE;
    END VALIDATE_REPLY;
    ** Handles actual data transfer. Responds with status, error message, and
    ** transfer statistics.
    ** Potential errors could be with connection or file i/o
    PROCEDURE TRANSFER_ASCII(u_ctrl_con IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_localpath IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_filename IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_host IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_port IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_transfer_mode IN VARCHAR2,
                   v_status OUT VARCHAR2,
                   v_error_message OUT VARCHAR2,
                   n_bytes_transmitted OUT NUMBER,
                   d_trans_start OUT DATE,
    d_trans_end OUT DATE)
    IS
         u_data_con          UTL_TCP.CONNECTION;
         u_filehandle          UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
    v_tsfr_mode          VARCHAR2(3) := p_transfer_mode;
         v_mode               VARCHAR2(1);
    v_tsfr_cmd          VARCHAR2(10);
         v_buffer          VARCHAR2(32767);
         v_localpath          VARCHAR2(255)      := p_localpath;
         v_filename          VARCHAR2(255)      := p_filename;
         v_host               VARCHAR2(20)      := p_pasv_host;
         n_port               PLS_INTEGER      := p_pasv_port;
         n_bytes               NUMBER;
         v_msg               VARCHAR2(255);
         v_reply               VARCHAR2(1000);
         v_err_status          VARCHAR2(20) := 'ERROR';
    BEGIN
         /** Initialize some of our OUT variables **/
         v_status          := 'SUCCESS';
         v_error_message          := ' ';
         n_bytes_transmitted     := 0;
         IF UPPER(v_tsfr_mode) = 'PUT'
    THEN
         v_mode      := 'r';
         v_tsfr_cmd      := 'STOR ';
         ELSIF UPPER(v_tsfr_mode) = 'GET'
         THEN
         v_mode     := 'w';
         v_tsfr_cmd := 'RETR ';
    END IF;
         /** Open data connection on Passive host and port **/
         u_data_con := UTL_TCP.OPEN_CONNECTION(v_host,n_port);
         /** Open the local file to read and transfer data **/
         u_filehandle := UTL_FILE.FOPEN(v_localpath,v_filename,v_mode);
         /** Send the STOR command to tell the server we're going to upload a file **/
         n_bytes := UTL_TCP.WRITE_LINE(u_ctrl_con,v_tsfr_cmd||v_filename);
         IF VALIDATE_REPLY(u_ctrl_con,TSFR_START_CODE1,TSFR_START_CODE2,v_reply) = FALSE
         THEN
         RAISE ctrl_exception;
         END IF;
         d_trans_start := SYSDATE;
         IF UPPER(v_tsfr_mode) = 'PUT'
         THEN
         LOOP
              BEGIN
              UTL_FILE.GET_LINE(u_filehandle,v_buffer);
              EXCEPTION
              WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND
              THEN
              EXIT;
              END;
              n_bytes := UTL_TCP.WRITE_LINE(u_data_con,v_buffer);
              n_bytes_transmitted := n_bytes_transmitted + n_bytes;
         END LOOP;
         ELSIF UPPER(v_tsfr_mode) = 'GET'
         THEN
         LOOP
              BEGIN
              v_buffer := UTL_TCP.GET_LINE(u_data_con,TRUE);
              /** Sometimes the TCP/IP buffer sends null data **/
    /** we only want to receive the actual data **/
              IF v_buffer IS NOT NULL
              THEN
              UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(u_filehandle,v_buffer);
              n_bytes := LENGTH(v_buffer);
              n_bytes_transmitted := n_bytes_transmitted + n_bytes;
              END IF;
              EXCEPTION
              WHEN UTL_TCP.END_OF_INPUT
              THEN
              EXIT;
              END;
         END LOOP;
         END IF;
         /** Flush the buffer on the data connection **/
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