Output of PL/SQL code in Client Machine.

Question

I am writing the output of PL-SQL code to a file. Later on I will use that output in a UNIX shell script.
For that I am creating directory object and using the UTL_FILE.fopen and UTL_FILE.put_line functions of UTL_FILE package in Oracle.
E.G.
1) CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY MYDIR AS '…………………ANY VALID DIRECTORY PATH IN SERVER……………………………’;
2)
DECLARE
config_file UTL_FILE.file_type;
lv_i BINARY_INTEGER := 1;
BEGIN
lv_i := 2;
config_file := UTL_FILE.fopen ('MYDIR', 'test.txt', 'W');
UTL_FILE.put_line (config_file, 'This is test file' || 'lv_i= ' || lv_i);
UTL_FILE.fclose (config_file);
END;
But UTL_FILE.fopen and UTL_FILE.put_line functions in oracle can write only to ORACLE SERVER side files.
However, I want to write the output of the file to the UNIX box from where I am accessing database (using sqlplus DB_USER_NAME/DB_PASSWORD@DB_NAME).
Is it possible in Oracle 10g (10.2.0.4.0) to write the output of PL/SQL code in client machine?

Answer 1

Hi,
Just an idea. I haven't tried it before in unix server since there's no chance to.
In Windows you can actually map the specified folder where you want to write the file, so in this case, you just need to find a way on how you can map/mount the folder/directory where you want your file written. UTL_FILE can be used to write files(if the file does not exists) and write text in that file on a directory accross the network as I have done it before in Windows machine.
Regards.