How to index a whole directory?

Question

Hi,
what is the best way to automatically index all files of an directory when using 'FILE_DATASTORE' in oracle
intermedia text (oracle text)? Referring to the Oracte Text documentation I have to insert each file(-name)
separately into one table (no wildcard):
begin
ctx_ddl.create_preference('COMMON_DIR', 'FILE_DATASTORE');
ctx_ddl.set_attribute('COMMON_DIR', 'PATH', '/mypath'); <-- no wildcard here for all files possible!
end;
create table mytable (id number primary key, docs varchar2(2000));
insert into <mytable> values (..., '<filename_1>');
insert into <mytable> values (..., '<filename_n>');
Is there a method in PL/SQL that reads out the filenames of a directory's files and inserts them into the
table mentioned above? Any other idea to mimic the wildcard (i.e. all files)?
Many thanks for your replies in advance.
Best Regards,
Dan

Answer 1

Download FileZilla(free) and use FTP to delete the folder and
its contents. Its not possible doing this using Contribute, even
with 'Delete' permissions, you can only delete individual files
that you're allowed to edit. I haven't found any admin-settings
that allow you to delete folders with content (alas).