Help for a beginner in utl_file

Question

Hi,
As I said I have just begun to learn pl/sql and looks like I am having a big trouble with it. I will attach the code I started with I know it does not do much and useful but can someone please help me run it? When I try to run it it gives the compilation error invalid directory path...
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE encrypt_to_file IS
/* Output variables to hold the result of the query: */
a ALL_OBJECTS.OWNER%TYPE;
b ALL_OBJECTS.OBJECT_NAME%TYPE;
vlocation VARCHAR2(16) := 'OUTPUT';
vopen_mode VARCHAR2(16) := 'w';
F1 UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
/* Cursor declaration: */
CURSOR TCursor IS
SELECT OWNER, OBJECT_NAME
FROM ALL_OBJECTS;
BEGIN
OPEN TCursor;
F1 := utl_file.fopen( vlocation, 'DENEME.TXT', vopen_mode );
LOOP
/* Retrieve each row of the result of the above query
into PL/SQL variables: */
FETCH TCursor INTO a, b;
/* If there are no more rows to fetch, exit the loop: */
EXIT WHEN TCursor%NOTFOUND;
END LOOP;
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(F1);
/* Free cursor used by the query. */
CLOSE TCursor;
END encrypt_to_file;
/

Answer 1

OK, so someone has created a directory object for you.
What do you mean by "I don t get the error with its last condition as procedure"? Are you saying that you no longer get the error when running your procedure?
Are you looking in C:\Temp on the machine where Oracle is running for the file?
In the code you posted, you are not writing anything to the file. Can you add a UTL_FILE.PUT (or PUT_LINE) to ensure that there is something in the file?
Justin