How to insert 10 files from a directory to database,can i use dbms_lob??

Question

Hii
I want to load 10files in my local drive into a table...how to do this.I'm able to do this individually using dbms_lob.loadfromfile and bfil but ,I want to copy all the files i that drive at time to my table...Is there any way to do this..?

Answer 1

Okay... Here is some sample code that will help you store the files in binary format into db tables.
create table t_blob(bid integer, blbdata blob);
select * from t_blob;
create or replace directory ext_tab_dir as 'C:\Oracle\ExtTab_Dir';
grant read, write on directory ext_tab_dir to priya;
declare
      src_file bfile;
      dest_file blob;
      len_file pls_integer;
begin
      src_file:=bfilename('EXT_TAB_DIR','XML.doc');
      insert into t_blob values(1,empty_blob()) returning blbdata into dest_file;
      select blbdata into dest_file
        from t_blob
       where bid=1 for update;
      dbms_lob.fileopen(src_file,dbms_lob.file_readonly);
      len_file:=dbms_lob.getlength(src_file);
      dbms_output.put_line(len_file);
      dbms_lob.loadfromfile(dest_file,src_file,len_file);
      update t_blob
         set blbdata = dest_file
       where bid = 1;
      dbms_lob.fileclose(src_file);
end;
/I haven't used the wrap utility yet, so not much hands on with it. I guess the wrap utility at the OS level. Not sure if it will work at SQL prompt.