Invalid path

Question

hi,
i have written a procedure to get the output in excel file. but here i am getting error for invalid path.
PROCEDURE TEXT IS
A utl_file.file_type;
S VARCHAR2(10000);
CURSOR C1 IS SELECT * FROM EMP ORDER BY EMPNO;
BEGIN
A:=utl_file.fopen('c:\','emp.xls','W');
FOR I IN C1
LOOP
     utl_file.PUT_line(A,i.empno);
end loop;
utl_file.fclose(A);
END;
when i executed got an error like that
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29280: invalid directory path
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 33
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 436
ORA-06512: at "SCOTT.TEXT", line 10
ORA-06512: at line 1
question is what will be the file destination ?
please help..
thanks
Edited by: Hi FRNzzz!! on Aug 28, 2010 10:38 AM

Answer 1

i have created directory as sysdba
create or replace directory my_dir AS '/tmp';
GRANT READ,WRITE ON DIRECTORY my_dir TO PUBLIC;
PROCEDURE TEXT IS
A utl_file.file_type;
S VARCHAR2(10000);
CURSOR C1 IS SELECT * FROM EMP ORDER BY EMPNO;
BEGIN
A:=utl_file.fopen('MY_DIR','emp.xls','W');
FOR I IN C1
LOOP
     utl_file.PUT_line(A,i.empno);
end loop;
utl_file.fclose(A);
END;
when run this procedure getting error
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29283: invalid file operation
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 475
ORA-29283: invalid file operation
ORA-06512: at "SCOTT.TEXT", line 10
ORA-06512: at line 1
please help