Utl_file errors

Question

create or replace procedure load_student
(pdir varchar2, pfile varchar2) is
vfile utl_file.file_type;
vtext varchar2(200);
vname varchar2(20);
vcourse varchar2(20);
vfee number(5);
fcomma number(3);
scomma number(3);
begin
vfile := utl_file.fopen(pdir,pfile,'r');
Loop
BEGIN
utl_file.get_line(vfile,vtext);
EXCEPTION
when no_data_found then
exit;
END;
fcomma := instr(vtext,',',1,1); -- 5
scomma := instr(vtext,',',1,2); -- 14
vname := substr(vtext,1,fcomma-1);
vcourse := substr(vtext,fcomma+1,scomma-fcomma-1);
vfee := substr(vtext,scomma+1);
insert into student values(student_sq.nextval,vname,vcourse,vfee);
end loop;
commit;
exception
when utl_file.read_error then
dbms_output.put_line(' Unable to read the file...... ');
end load_student;
when i am executing i get following error
ORA-29280: invalid directory path
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 33
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 436
ORA-06512: at "SYS.LOAD_STUDENT", line 11
ORA-06512: at line 3
View program sources of error stack?
please help me when you know the answer,immidiatly

Answer 1

Can you show the directory path. I think issue is there only. Anyways, i would repeat my prev replies for your help.
If your file is located on the client system, you dnt have to give ip address and exact path. You have to give machine name along with shared address. Suppose the file a.txt is located in C:\Files\. And you have put this folder on shared.
Grant R/W access to the server for the folder.
Create directory MYDIR as '\\Client_Name\Files\'Now Grant access priveleges to the user using UTL_FILE utility.
For server file location, you can specify the exact path in the directory path.
Hope my points helps you out.