How to drop external table together with the linked file

Hi,
I am running 10g and using the external table feature to move data between two databases. Now the procedure I am using has to make sure, that on the target db the external tables created on the previous run are not existing.
As far I know the statement
DROP TABLE <EXTERNAL TABLE NAME>; does not remove the file.
How to achieve the goal?
Thanks!

Can you use the UTL_FILE.FRemove function to delete the underlying file? That seems like the simplest solution. Assuming, of course, that you have the appropriate privileges to do so.
Justin
Of course, I'd generally question why you're using external tables and flat files to move data between databases rather than database links, but I assume you have valid reasons for that...
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