Moving files from PL/sql

Hi,
I have an application that manage files. All the references (that is the name; time of creation and place where the files are physical stored on a FS) to these files are stored in an Oracle database.
I need a job that read the timestamp (that I know how to set it) and move the files to a backup directory ( this is where I don't know how should I implement that)
Any advice are welcome
Patrick

If the directories are on the same server as the Oracle database, and there are directory objects defined in the database, then you may be able to use the capabilites of the UTL_FILE package. UTL_FILE.FRENAME is similar to the Unix mv command and can be used to move files from one directory to another.
I believe the FRENAME function (and others) is only available in Oracle 9i and higher.

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