ORA-29261: bad argument using UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES

I am running Oracle 10gR2.
I keep getting ORA-29261: bad argument when setting the proxy either by the UTL_HTTP.SET_PROXY or UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES code. I have searched this forum and found no resolutions. I have set this proxy in the browser and it works fine. The following are excerpts of my code:
Begin
utl_http.set_proxy('http://myproxy/theProxyFile');
End;The error is:
ORA-29261: bad argument
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_HTTP", line 22
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_HTTP", line 888
ORA-06512: at line 2
I get the same error when trying to set the proxy via UTL_HTTP.REQUEST_PIECES.
Thanks in advance,
Becky
Edited by: Becky Eisen on Aug 8, 2011 10:15 AM
Edited by: Becky Eisen on Aug 8, 2011 10:21 AM

After submitting this, I realized that I needed to look in the Proxy file for the actual proxy! Duh.

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