Invalid File Id Error

Question

Hello,
I am using shell script to run a set of sql scripts againts a 9.2 db.
When the script tries to write a file to a specified location it gives the following error,
DECLARE
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29282: invalid file ID
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 714
ORA-06512: at line 395
ORA-29280: invalid directory path
But if I run the same set of queries in a different box it runs successfully with now issues. We have verified that both versions of Oracle and AIX are one and the same. the directories to which it is trying to write has the same permissions too. Also did a comparison of the objects and didn't see any difference.
Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jubil

Answer 1

set serveroutput on size 10000
define_editor=vi
define home_directory = '/scripts/db/loadstage/';
DECLARE
-- Declare Variables
v_err_msg varchar(4000) := '';
output_file UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
output_dir VARCHAR(255) := '&home_directory';
output_log_file VARCHAR(50) := 'data-FKCONFLICT.' || to_char(sysdate,'MM') || '.' || to_char(sysdate,'DD') || '.' ||
                         to_char(sysdate,'YY') || '.log';
v_table varchar(30);
--Open directory file to write log   
output_file := UTL_FILE.FOPEN(output_dir, output_log_file, 'w');
UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(output_file,'PRODUCT-TRADE REFERENCE:');
v_table := 'TEMP_PRODUCT';     
FOR r_fk_delete_prod_trade IN c_fk_delete_prod_trade LOOP
     --Delete Records from Staging Table into Production Table
          UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(output_file,'Deleting from '|| v_table || ': ' ||
     r_fk_delete_prod_trade.res_trade_id);
     DELETE temp_product
     WHERE res_trade_id = r_fk_delete_prod_trade.res_trade_id or
          (res_trade_id is null and r_fk_delete_prod_trade.res_trade_id is null );
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(r_fk_delete_prod_trade.res_trade_id);     
     UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(output_file,'Deleted from '|| v_table || ': ' ||
     r_fk_delete_prod_trade.res_trade_id);
IF SQL%NOTFOUND THEN
          RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-20001, 'Error Deleting FK Conflict to: '|| v_table, TRUE);
     END IF;
END LOOP;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN ROLLBACK;
     v_err_msg := SQLCODE || ': ' || SQLERRM;
     UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(output_file,to_char(sysdate, 'MM/DD/YY@HH:MI:SS') || ' - ' || v_err_msg);
END;
EXIT