Reading all files on directory using "utl_file" package...

I need to read all files in directory via PL/SQL. I don't know
name files (are data dynamics create for automation system),
only I know your extensions.
Can I do this using the package "utl_file" or I need to create
program in another language (C, C++, for example)?
Any ideas...
Thanks.

Hi,
you can't do that with the UTL_FILE package (it can't retrieve
file names).
A very simple solution would be, if you created on OS-level a
file which contains the filenames of directory and then read this
file using UTL_FILE. With the information on all file names you
can enter a loop which opens and reads all files again using
UTL_FILE.
A more mundane solution could be to use the features on the iFS.
Cheers
Gerald

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