UTL_FILE_DIR parameter in Oracle 10g

Hi all,
I've a question regarding UTL_FILE_DIR parameter being deprecated in 10g.
My question, if anyone is doing File I/O based on UTL_FILE_DIR on 10g without problems?
I did a small test on Windows which was successful, but I would still want to make sure there aren't any potential risks related to using this parameter on 10g.
I would appreciate valuable feedback from you all.
The reason for using this parameter instead of directory objects is to avoid changes in our huge code base during migration.
Thanks in advance,
~Raj

It isn't.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
SQL> select name, value, isdeprecated
2 from gv$parameter
3 where name = 'utl_file_dir';
NAME VALUE ISDEP
utl_file_dir FALSE
SQL> That said it is definitely not best practice to use it.
Creating a DIRECTORY object is far more secure and far more maintainable.

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