Problem Using UTL_FILE package ORA-29285

Question

Dear All,
I would very much appreciate your help.
I am trying to export data form a table.
The version of the DB is 10.2.0.4
I am using the following procedure:
create or replace
procedure EXPORT_FRAME(
dir IN VARCHAR2, filename IN VARCHAR2) IS
f utl_file.file_type;
  cursor frame is
    Select *
    from test_complete_frame_2008;
begin
  f:= utl_file.fopen (dir, filename,'w');
  FOR a IN frame
  Loop
    utl_file.put_line (f,
        '"'||a.COM_DATA_ID || '";"' ||
           a.COM_DATA_SET_ID || '";"'||
            a.NSI || '";"'||
            a.FRAME_ID || '";"'||
            a.STATUS_FRAME || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.FRAME_REFERENCE_DATE, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.DATE_OF_SELECTION, 'dd/mm/yyyy')  || '";'||
            a.EU_LEU_ID || ';"'||
            a.NSA_ID || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_IDENTITY || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_LEU_IDENTITY, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.NATIONAL_ID || '";"'||
            a.REF_DATE_NATIONAL_ID || '";"'||
            a.DUNS_NUMBER || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_DUNS_NUMBER, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.BVD_ID || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_BVD_ID, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.NAME_LEGAL_UNIT || '";"'||
            a.LEGAL_FORM_EGR || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_LEGAL_FORM || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_LEGAL_FORM, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.TYPE_OF_LEGAL_UNIT || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_CODE_TYPE_OF_LEU || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_TYPE_OF_LEU, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.STATUS_LEU || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_CODE_STATUS_LEU || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_STATUS_LEU, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.POST_DELIVERY_POINT || '";"'||
            a.CITY_NAME || '";"'||
            a.POSTAL_CODE || '";"'||
            a.STATE_NAME || '";"'||
            a.COUNTRY_CODE_BOP || '";"'||
            a.COUNTRY_ACCESS_CODE || '";"'||
            a.TELEPHONE_NUMBER || '";"'||
            a.FAX_NUMBER || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.DATE_OF_INCORPORATE, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_DATE_OF_INCORP || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_DATE_OF_INCORP, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.DATE_OF_LIQUIDATION, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_DATE_OF_LIQ || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_DATE_OF_LIQ, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.NACE_CODE || '";"'||
            a.VERSION_NACE || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_CODE_NACE || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_NACE, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.NUMBER_PERS_EMPLOYED || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_CODE_PERS_EMPL || '";"'||
            a.CONS_PERSON_EMPLOYED || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_PERS_EMPLOYED, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.SPECIAL_PURP_ENTITY_CODE || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_CODE_SPE || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_SPE_CODE, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.EMAIL_ADDRESS || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_EMAIL_ADDRESS, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.WEB_ADDRESS || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_WEB_ADDRESS, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.P_EU_LEU_ID || '";"'||
            a.P_NAME_LEGAL_UNIT || '";"'||
            a.P_COUNTRY_CODE_BOP || '";"'||
            a.STATUS_RELATIONSHIP || '";"'||
            a.PERCENTAGE || '";"'||
            a.KIND_OF_CONTROL || '";"'||
            a.SOURCE_CODE_RELATIONSHIP || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.REF_DATE_RELATIONSHIP, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.GLOBAL_LEVEL || '";"'||
            a.GGH_EU_LEU_ID || '";"'||
            a.GGH_NAME_LEGAL_UNIT || '";"'||
            a.GGH_COUNTRY_CODE_BOP || '";"'||
            a.GGH_NSA_ID || '";"'||
            a.GGH_DUNS_NUMBER || '";"'||
            a.GGH_BVD_ID || '";"'||
            a.GGH_SOURCE_IDENTITY || '";"'||
            a.GLOBAL_EG_ID || '";"'||
            a.GLOBAL_EG_NAME || '";"'||
            a.TOP_MNE_IND || '";"'||
            a.GEG_PERSONS_EMPLOYED || '";"'||
            a.GEG_SOURCE_CODE_PERS_EMPL || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.GEG_REF_DATE_PERS_EMPL, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.NUMBER_OF_LEGAL_UNITS || '";"'||
            a.GEG_NACE_CODE_DIV || '";"'||
            a.GEG_SOURCE_CODE_NACE || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.GEG_REF_DATE_NACE, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.GEG_CONS_TURNOVER || '";"'||
            a.GEG_VALUTA_CONS_TURNOVER || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.GEG_BEGIN_CONS_TURNOVER, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.GEG_END_CONS_TURNOVER, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.GEG_SOURCE_CONS_TURNOVER || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.GEG_REF_DATE_C_TURNOVER, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.GEG_TOTAL_ASSETS || '";"'||
            a.GEG_VALUTA_TOTAL_ASSETS || '";"'||
            a.GEG_SOURCE_TOTAL_ASSETS || '";"'||
            TO_CHAR(a.GEG_REF_DATE_TOTAL_ASSETS, 'dd/mm/yyyy') || '";"'||
            a.GEG_WEB_ADDRESS || '";"'||
            a.GDC_EU_LEU_ID || '";"'||
            a.GDC_NAME_LEGAL_UNIT || '";"'||
            a.GDC_COUNTRY_CODE_BOP || '";"'||
            a.GDC_NSA_ID || '";"'||
            a.GDC_DUNS_NUMBER || '";"'||
            a.GDC_BVD_ID || '";"'||
            a.GDC_SOURCE_IDENTITY || '";"'||
            a.REP_EU_LEU_ID || '";"'||
            a.REP_NAME_LEGAL_UNIT || '";"'||
            a.REP_POST_DELIVERY_POINT || '";"'||
            a.REP_POSTAL_CODE || '";"'||
            a.REP_STATE_NAME || '";"'||
            a.REP_CITY_NAME || '";"'||
            a.REP_COUNTRY_CODE_BOP || '"'
       UTL_FILE.new_line (f);
  END LOOP;
  UTL_FILE.new_line (f);
  UTL_FILE.fclose(f);
    EXCEPTION
      WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND
        THEN dbms_output.put_line ('FAILED');
END EXPORT_FRAME;I get an error message:
Error starting at line 1 in command:
begin EXPORT_FRAME ('EXP','test2.csv'); end;
Error report:
ORA-29285: file write error
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 136
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 813
ORA-06512: at "EGR.EXPORT_FRAME", line 13
ORA-06512: at line 1
29285. 00000 - "file write error"
*Cause:    Failed to write to, flush, or close a file.
*Action:   Verify that the file exists, that it is accessible, and that
it is open in write or append mode.
Any idea?
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

By default UTL_FILE.FOPEN opens file with record size up to 1024 characters (including newline). Most likely your code exceeds 1024. Change:
f:= utl_file.fopen (dir, filename,'w');to something like (assuming none of your records will exceed 10000)
f:= utl_file.fopen (dir, filename,'w',10000);SY.