Generate Files in Server

Question

Hi
I have a server on which Oracle client is installed and I wish to create some files from pl/sql procedure.
Is it possible to create a file using UTL_FILE or any other utility on any server other than the DB server?
Regards
Kapil

Answer 1

Hi,
Try with this.......
create or replace PROCEDURE CREATEING_FILE
AS
    v_file            UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
    v_text            VARCHAR2 (20);
    v_filename        VARCHAR2 (200);
    v_delimitedchar   CHAR (1);
BEGIN
   v_delimitedchar := CHR (124);
   v_filename := 'filename.txt';
   v_file := UTL_FILE.FOPEN ('SCOTT1', v_filename, 'W');
   UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(v_file,'C1|C2|C3');
   FOR MANUAL_NSF_DATA IN
                   (select dept_id as C1,dept_name as C2,no_of_emps as C3 from reddy)
LOOP
      UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE (v_file,
                         MANUAL_NSF_DATA.C1
                         || v_delimitedchar
                         || MANUAL_NSF_DATA.C2
                         || v_delimitedchar
                         || MANUAL_NSF_DATA.C3
                         || v_delimitedchar
   END LOOP;
   UTL_FILE.FCLOSE (v_file);
END CREATEING_FILE;Regards
Reddy.