Listing of all file names in a directory

Question

Hello everyone,
Is there a way to get the listing of all file names in a directory
pointed by an entry in dba_directory in oracle into a collection in
pl/sql procedure.
Thank you.
Tuncay

Answer 1

this is the same problem I am trying to solve now. I found some ehlp in Tom Kyte articles on java stored procedures.
create global temporary table DIR_LIST
( filename varchar2(255) )
on commit delete rows;
create and compile java source named "DirList" as
import java.io.*;
import java.sql.*;
public class DirList
public static void getList(String directory)
throws SQLException
File path = new File( directory );
String[] list = path.list();
String element;
for(int i = 0; i < list.length; i++)
element = list;
#sql { INSERT INTO DIR_LIST (FILENAME)
VALUES (:element) };
create procedure get_dir_list( p_directory in varchar2 )
as language java
name 'DirList.getList( java.lang.String )';
then you call in your pl/sql and fill your collection from the DIR_LIST table:
get_dir_list('the name of the directory' );
---then you fill the collection by fetching the DIR_LIST table
good luck,
Florin