TEXT_IO.FOPEN how to pick file without specifying the full directory path

Hi,
I am using Oracle application server 10gR2 on Linux with forms 10g application. I am building the DEV/TEST/UAT environment on same Linux machine with one OAS.
I am using TEXT_IO.FOPEN ('/home/oracle/check.txt','r') to read a server side file and it is working fine.
Now I want to pick this file dynamically i.e. without specifying the full path. I am using TEXT_IO.FOPEN ('check.txt','r') and I copied file in forms_path directory in linux and even in $path directory in linux but none of them are working.
Pls help me sort out this problem.
Thanks in advance

Hi,
I have to read files in my app directory using TEXT_IO how is that possible?? I cannot set workingDirectory as my Oracle home is in a different location and as has been mentioned by others when I run the form on web it cannot seem to find the file in the default forms directory where all the .fmx file
Is there any other file setting that needs to be done??
Please help
Thanks & Regards
Mangesh Deshpande

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