Which two operattions do you need to perform after restoring---QNo.106

In your database, all the tablespace are locally managed. You started RMAN using recovery catalog and restoring the contol file by using the following command:
RMAN>RESTORE CONTROLFILE;
which two operations do you need to perform after restoring the control file from backup?(choose two)
A. shut down and restart the instance
B. add new tempfiles to the temporary tablespaces after recovery
C. perform a media recovery and open the database with the RESETLOGS option
D. perform a media recovery and bring the database to NOARCHIVELOG mode

This question is a little ambiguous.
C is a correct answer when restoring a control file
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14194/rcmsynta051.htm#BGBJJGCB
Restrictions and Usage Notes for RESTORE CONTROLFILE
After you restore a backup control file, you must run RECOVER DATABASE and then open the database with the RESETLOGS option.
B. If you were restoring a database from a backup you would need to create the temp files because temp files are not backed up.

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    BEGIN
    vFile := UTL_FILE.FOPEN( local_path, local_filename, 'w' );
    vResult := Get( conn, vFile, remote_path, response );
    UTL_FILE.FCLOSE( vFile );
    RETURN vResult;
    EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
    IF UTL_FILE.IS_OPEN( vFile ) THEN
    UTL_FILE.FCLOSE( vFile );
    END IF;
    RAISE;
    END Get;
    FUNCTION Put( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    buf IN VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp VARCHAR2(32767);
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vNew_Conn UTL_TCP.Connection;
    vNew_Port NUMBER;
    BEGIN
    -- do PASV
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'PASV', response );
    IF vResp_Code = 227 THEN
    <<Switch_Port>>
    BEGIN
    vNew_Port := Parse_Port_Number( response );
    vNew_Conn := UTL_TCP.OPEN_CONNECTION( conn.remote_host,
    vNew_Port,
    tx_timeout => conn.tx_timeout );
    Debug( 'Data connection: ' || vNew_Conn.remote_host || ':' || vNew_Conn.remote_port );
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'STOR ' || REPLACE( remote_path, CHR(12), CHR(0) ), response );
    IF vResp_Code <> 150 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    vResp_Code := UTL_TCP.WRITE_TEXT( vNew_Conn, buf );
    UTL_TCP.FLUSH( vNew_Conn );
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    vResp_Code := Get_Response( conn, response );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 400 AND 599 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( SQLERRM );
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END Switch_Port;
    ELSE
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    response := vResp;
    RETURN 0;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN FATAL_ERROR THEN
    Debug( 'Fatal error putting ' || remote_path || ':' );
    Debug( ' Code: ' || vResp_Code );
    Debug( ' Response: ' || response );
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( vResp_Code || ': ' || SQLERRM );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END Put;
    FUNCTION Put( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_file IN OUT UTL_FILE.File_Type,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp VARCHAR2(32767);
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vNew_Conn UTL_TCP.Connection;
    vNew_Port NUMBER;
    vNew_Port_String VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    -- do PASV
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'PASV', response );
    IF vResp_Code = 227 THEN
    <<Switch_Port>>
    BEGIN
    vNew_Port := Parse_Port_Number( response );
    vNew_Conn := UTL_TCP.OPEN_CONNECTION( conn.remote_host,
    vNew_Port,
    tx_timeout => conn.tx_timeout );
    Debug( 'Data connection: ' || vNew_Conn.remote_host || ':' || vNew_Conn.remote_port );
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'STOR ' || REPLACE( remote_path, CHR(12), CHR(0) ), response );
    IF vResp_Code <> 150 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    <<Get_Download>>
    BEGIN
    LOOP
    UTL_FILE.Get_Line( local_file, vResp );
    vResp_Code := UTL_TCP.WRITE_LINE( vNew_Conn, vResp );
    END LOOP;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN NULL;
    END Get_Download;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    vResp_Code := Get_Response( conn, response );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 400 AND 599 THEN
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( SQLERRM );
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END Switch_Port;
    ELSE
    RAISE FATAL_ERROR;
    END IF;
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    RETURN 0;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN FATAL_ERROR THEN
    Debug( 'Fatal error putting ' || remote_path || ':' );
    Debug( ' Code: ' || vResp_Code );
    Debug( ' Response: ' || response );
    vResp_Code := Close_Session( vNew_Conn );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    WHEN OTHERS THEN
    Debug( vResp_Code || ': ' || SQLERRM );
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END Put;
    FUNCTION Put( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    local_path IN VARCHAR2,
    local_filename IN VARCHAR2,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2,
    response OUT VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vFile UTL_FILE.File_Type;
    vResult NUMBER;
    BEGIN
    vFile := UTL_FILE.FOPEN( local_path, local_filename, 'r' );
    vResult := Put( conn, vFile, remote_path, response );
    UTL_FILE.FCLOSE( vFile );
    RETURN vResult;
    EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
    IF UTL_FILE.IS_OPEN( vFile ) THEN
    UTL_FILE.FCLOSE( vFile );
    END IF;
    RAISE;
    END Put;
    FUNCTION Remote_Command( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    command IN VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vResponse VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'SITE ' || command, vResponse );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 500 AND 599 THEN
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END IF;
    RETURN 0;
    END Remote_Command;
    FUNCTION Chdir( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection,
    remote_path IN VARCHAR2 ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vResponse VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'CWD ' || REPLACE( remote_path, CHR(12), CHR(0) ), vResponse );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 500 AND 599 THEN
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END IF;
    RETURN 0;
    END Chdir;
    FUNCTION Pwd( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    vResp_Code NUMBER;
    vResponse VARCHAR2(32767);
    BEGIN
    vResp_Code := Do_Command( conn, 'PWD', vResponse );
    IF vResp_Code BETWEEN 500 AND 599 THEN
    RETURN vResp_Code;
    END IF;
    RETURN 0;
    END Pwd;
    FUNCTION Close_Session( conn IN OUT NOCOPY UTL_TCP.Connection ) RETURN NUMBER IS
    BEGIN
    IF conn.remote_host IS NULL THEN
    RETURN 0;
    END IF;
    Debug( 'Closing connection on ' || conn.remote_host || ':' || conn.remote_port );
    UTL_TCP.Close_Connection( conn );
    RETURN 0;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN UTL_TCP.NETWORK_ERROR THEN RETURN 0;
    END Close_Session;
    FUNCTION Close_All_Sessions RETURN NUMBER IS
    BEGIN
    UTL_TCP.Close_All_Connections;
    RETURN 0;
    END Close_All_Sessions;
    END FTP;

    Here's another PL/SQL package that will FTP ASCII text files. It assumes that you have proper permissions on the remote host and simply want to transfer one or more text files, not perform any other miscellaneous commands.
    Also, from what I have read, in 9i UTL_FILE supports reading and writing of binary data so an FTP client could be written to transfer either ASCII or BINARY files.
    Regards,
    Russ
    CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BRNC_FTP_PKG
    AS
    * PL/SQL FTP Client
    * Created by: Russ Johnson, Braun Consulting
    * www.braunconsult.com
    * OVERVIEW
    * This package uses the standard packages UTL_FILE and UTL_TCP to perform
    * client-side FTP functionality (PUT and GET) for text files as defined in
    * the World Wide Web Consortium's RFC 959 document - http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc959/
    * The procedures and functions in this package allow single or multiple file transfer using
    * standard TCP/IP connections.
    * LIMITATIONS
    * Currently the API is limited to transfer of ASCII text files only. This is
    * primarily because UTL_FILE only supports text I/O, but also because the original
    * design was for creating text files from data in the Oracle database, then transferring the file to a remote host.
    * Furthermore, the API does not support SSH/Secure FTP or connection through a proxy server.
    * Keep in mind that FTP passes the username/password combo in plain text over TCP/IP.
    * DB versions - 8i (8.1.x) and above. 8.0.x may work if it has the SYS.UTL_TCP package.
    * Note: Since UTL_FILE is used for the client-side I/O, this package is also limited to
    * transfer of files that exist in directories available to UTL_FILE for read/write.
    * These directories are defined by the UTL_FILE_DIR parameter in the init.ora file.
    * USAGE
    * Three functions are available for FTP - PUT, GET, and FTP_MULTIPLE. FTP_MULTIPLE takes
    * a table of records that define the files to be transferred (filename, directory, etc.).
    * That table can have 1 record or multiple records. The PUT and GET functions are included
    * for convenience to FTP one file at a time. PUT and GET return true if the file is transferred
    * successfully and false if it fails. FTP_MULTIPLE returns true if no batch-level errors occur
    * (such as an invalid host, refused connection, or invalid login information). It also takes the
    * table of file records IN and passes it back OUT. Each record contains individual error information.
    * EXAMPLE
    * Transfer multiple files - 1 GET and 2 PUT from a Windows machine to a host (assuming UNIX here).
    * Display any errors that occur.
    * DECLARE
    *      v_username      VARCHAR2(40) := 'rjohnson';
    * v_password      VARCHAR2(40) := 'password';
    * v_hostname      VARCHAR2(255) := 'ftp.oracle.com';
    * v_error_message      VARCHAR2(1000);
    * b_put           BOOLEAN;
    * t_files      BRNC_FTP_PKG.t_ftp_rec; -- Declare our table of file records
    * BEGIN
    * t_files(1).localpath           := 'd:\oracle\utl_file\outbound';
    * t_files(1).filename           := 'myfile1.txt';
    * t_files(1).remotepath           := '/home/oracle/text_files';
    * t_files(1).transfer_mode      := 'PUT';
    * t_files(2).localpath           := 'd:\oracle\utl_file\inbound';
    * t_files(2).filename           := 'incoming_file.xml';
    * t_files(2).remotepath           := '/home/oracle/xml_files';
    * t_files(2).transfer_mode      := 'GET';
    * t_files(3).localpath           := 'd:\oracle\utl_file\outbound';
    * t_files(3).filename           := 'myfile2.txt';
    * t_files(3).remotepath      := '/home';
    * t_files(3).transfer_mode      := 'PUT';
    * b_put := BRNC_FTP_PKG.FTP_MULTIPLE(v_error_message,
    * t_files,
    * v_username,
    * v_password,
    * v_hostname);
    * IF b_put = TRUE
    * THEN
    *     FOR i IN t_files.FIRST..t_files.LAST
    *     LOOP
    * IF t_files.EXISTS(i)
    * THEN
    *      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(t_files(i).status||' | '||
    * t_files(i).error_message||' | '||
    * to_char(t_files(i).bytes_transmitted)||' | '||
    * to_char(t_files(i).trans_start,'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS')||' | '||
    * to_char(t_files(i).trans_end,'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS'));
    * END IF;
    *      END LOOP;
    * ELSE
    *      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_error_message);
    * END IF;
    * EXCEPTION
    * WHEN OTHERS
    * THEN
    * DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SQLERRM);
    * END;
    * CREDITS
    * The W3C's RFC 959 that describes the FTP process.
    * http://www.w3c.org
    * Much of the PL/SQL code in this package was based on Java code written by
    * Bruce Blackshaw of Enterprise Distributed Technologies Ltd. None of that code
    * was copied, but the objects and methods greatly helped my understanding of the
    * FTP Client process.
    * http://www.enterprisedt.com
    *     VERSION HISTORY
    * 1.0 11/19/2002 Unit-tested single and multiple transfers between disparate hosts.                                    
    * Exceptions
    ctrl_exception     EXCEPTION;
    data_exception     EXCEPTION;
    * Constants - FTP valid response codes
    CONNECT_CODE     CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 220;
    USER_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 331;
    LOGIN_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 230;
    PWD_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 257;
    PASV_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 227;
    CWD_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 250;
    TSFR_START_CODE1     CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 125;
    TSFR_START_CODE2     CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 150;
    TSFR_END_CODE     CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 226;
    QUIT_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 221;
    SYST_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 215;
    TYPE_CODE          CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 200;
    * FTP File record datatype
    * Elements:
    * localpath - full directory name in which the local file resides or will reside
    * Windows: 'd:\oracle\utl_file'
    * UNIX: '/home/oracle/utl_file'
    * filename - filename and extension for the file to be received or sent
    * changing the filename for the PUT or GET is currently not allowed
    * Examples: 'myfile.dat' 'myfile20021119.xml'
    * remotepath - full directory name in which the local file will be sent or the
    * remote file exists. Should be in UNIX format regardless of FTP server - '/one/two/three'
    * filetype - reserved for future use, ignored in code
    * transfer_mode - 'PUT' or 'GET'
    * status - status of the transfer. 'ERROR' or 'SUCCESS'
    * error_message - meaningful (hopefully) error message explaining the reason for failure
    * bytes_transmitted - how many bytes were sent/received
    * trans_start - date/time the transmission started
    * trans_end - date/time the transmission ended
    TYPE r_ftp_rec IS RECORD(localpath           VARCHAR2(255),
                   filename           VARCHAR2(255),
                   remotepath      VARCHAR2(255),
                   filetype           VARCHAR2(20),
                   transfer_mode      VARCHAR2(5),
                   status           VARCHAR2(40),
                   error_message      VARCHAR2(255),
                   bytes_transmitted      NUMBER,
                   trans_start     DATE,
                   trans_end          DATE);
    * FTP File Table - used to store many files for transfer
    TYPE t_ftp_rec IS TABLE of r_ftp_rec INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
    * Internal convenience procedure for creating passive host IP address
    * and port number.
    PROCEDURE CREATE_PASV(p_pasv_cmd IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_host OUT VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_port OUT NUMBER);
    * Function used to validate FTP server responses based on the
    * code passed in p_code. Reads single or multi-line responses.
    FUNCTION VALIDATE_REPLY(p_ctrl_con      IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_code      IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_reply      OUT VARCHAR2)
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    * Function used to validate FTP server responses based on the
    * code passed in p_code. Reads single or multi-line responses.
    * Overloaded because some responses can have 2 valid codes.
    FUNCTION VALIDATE_REPLY(p_ctrl_con      IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_code1      IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_code2     IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_reply      OUT VARCHAR2)
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    * Procedure that handles the actual data transfer. Meant
    * for internal package use. Returns information about the
    * actual transfer.
    PROCEDURE TRANSFER_ASCII(u_ctrl_con IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_localpath IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_filename IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_host IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_port IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_transfer_mode IN VARCHAR2,
                   v_status OUT VARCHAR2,
                   v_error_message OUT VARCHAR2,
                   n_bytes_transmitted OUT NUMBER,
                   d_trans_start OUT DATE,
    d_trans_end OUT DATE);
    * Function to handle FTP of many files.
    * Returns TRUE if no batch-level errors occur.
    * Returns FALSE if a batch-level error occurs.
    * Parameters:
    * p_error_msg - error message for batch level errors
    * p_files - BRNC_FTP_PKG.t_ftp_rec table type. Accepts
    * list of files to be transferred (may be any combination of PUT or GET)
    * returns the table updated with transfer status, error message,
    * bytes_transmitted, transmission start date/time and transmission end
    * date/time
    * p_username - username for FTP server
    * p_password - password for FTP server
    * p_hostname - hostname or IP address of server Ex: 'ftp.oracle.com' or '127.0.0.1'
    * p_port - port number to connect on. FTP is usually on 21, but this may be overridden
    * if the server is configured differently.
    FUNCTION FTP_MULTIPLE(p_error_msg OUT VARCHAR2,
                   p_files IN OUT t_ftp_rec,
                   p_username IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_password IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_hostname IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_port IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 21)
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    * Convenience function for single-file PUT
    * Parameters:
    * p_localpath - full directory name in which the local file resides or will reside
    * Windows: 'd:\oracle\utl_file'
    * UNIX: '/home/oracle/utl_file'
    * p_filename - filename and extension for the file to be received or sent
    * changing the filename for the PUT or GET is currently not allowed
    * Examples: 'myfile.dat' 'myfile20021119.xml'
    * p_remotepath - full directory name in which the local file will be sent or the
    * remote file exists. Should be in UNIX format regardless of FTP server - '/one/two/three'
    * p_username - username for FTP server
    * p_password - password for FTP server
    * p_hostname - FTP server IP address or host name Ex: 'ftp.oracle.com' or '127.0.0.1'
    * v_status - status of the transfer. 'ERROR' or 'SUCCESS'
    * v_error_message - meaningful (hopefully) error message explaining the reason for failure
    * n_bytes_transmitted - how many bytes were sent/received
    * d_trans_start - date/time the transmission started
    * d_trans_end - date/time the transmission ended
    * p_port - port number to connect to, default is 21
    * p_filetype - always set to 'ASCII', reserved for future use, ignored in code
    FUNCTION PUT(p_localpath IN VARCHAR2,
              p_filename IN VARCHAR2,
              p_remotepath IN VARCHAR2,
              p_username IN VARCHAR2,
              p_password IN VARCHAR2,
              p_hostname IN VARCHAR2,
              v_status OUT VARCHAR2,
              v_error_message OUT VARCHAR2,
              n_bytes_transmitted OUT NUMBER,
              d_trans_start OUT DATE,
    d_trans_end OUT DATE,
              p_port     IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 21,
              p_filetype IN VARCHAR2 := 'ASCII')
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    * Convenience function for single-file GET
    * Parameters:
    * p_localpath - full directory name in which the local file resides or will reside
    * Windows: 'd:\oracle\utl_file'
    * UNIX: '/home/oracle/utl_file'
    * p_filename - filename and extension for the file to be received or sent
    * changing the filename for the PUT or GET is currently not allowed
    * Examples: 'myfile.dat' 'myfile20021119.xml'
    * p_remotepath - full directory name in which the local file will be sent or the
    * remote file exists. Should be in UNIX format regardless of FTP server - '/one/two/three'
    * p_username - username for FTP server
    * p_password - password for FTP server
    * p_hostname - FTP server IP address or host name Ex: 'ftp.oracle.com' or '127.0.0.1'
    * v_status - status of the transfer. 'ERROR' or 'SUCCESS'
    * v_error_message - meaningful (hopefully) error message explaining the reason for failure
    * n_bytes_transmitted - how many bytes were sent/received
    * d_trans_start - date/time the transmission started
    * d_trans_end - date/time the transmission ended
    * p_port - port number to connect to, default is 21
    * p_filetype - always set to 'ASCII', reserved for future use, ignored in code
    FUNCTION GET(p_localpath IN VARCHAR2,
              p_filename IN VARCHAR2,
              p_remotepath IN VARCHAR2,
              p_username IN VARCHAR2,
              p_password IN VARCHAR2,
              p_hostname IN VARCHAR2,
              v_status OUT VARCHAR2,
              v_error_message OUT VARCHAR2,
              n_bytes_transmitted OUT NUMBER,
              d_trans_start OUT DATE,
    d_trans_end OUT DATE,
              p_port     IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT 21,
              p_filetype IN VARCHAR2 := 'ASCII')
         RETURN BOOLEAN;
    END BRNC_FTP_PKG;
    CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY BRNC_FTP_PKG
    AS
    ** Create the passive host IP and port number to connect to
    PROCEDURE CREATE_PASV(p_pasv_cmd IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_host OUT VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_port OUT NUMBER)
    IS
         v_pasv_cmd     VARCHAR2(30) := p_pasv_cmd; --Host and port to connect to for data transfer
    n_port_dec     NUMBER;
         n_port_add     NUMBER;
    BEGIN
         p_pasv_host := REPLACE(SUBSTR(v_pasv_cmd,1,INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,4)-1),',','.');
         n_port_dec := TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(v_pasv_cmd,INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,4)+1,(INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,5)-(INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,4)+1))));
         n_port_add := TO_NUMBER(SUBSTR(v_pasv_cmd,INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,5)+1,LENGTH(v_pasv_cmd)-INSTR(v_pasv_cmd,',',1,5)));
         p_pasv_port := (n_port_dec*256) + n_port_add;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS
    THEN
         --DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SQLERRM);
         RAISE;
    END CREATE_PASV;
    ** Read a single or multi-line reply from the FTP server and validate
    ** it against the code passed in p_code.
    ** Return TRUE if reply code matches p_code, FALSE if it doesn't or error
    ** occurs
    ** Send full server response back to calling procedure
    FUNCTION VALIDATE_REPLY(p_ctrl_con      IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_code      IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_reply      OUT VARCHAR2)
    RETURN BOOLEAN
    IS
         n_code           VARCHAR2(3) := p_code;
         n_byte_count      PLS_INTEGER;
         v_msg          VARCHAR2(255);
         n_line_count     PLS_INTEGER := 0;
    BEGIN
         LOOP
         v_msg := UTL_TCP.GET_LINE(p_ctrl_con);
         n_line_count := n_line_count + 1;
         IF n_line_count = 1
         THEN
              p_reply := v_msg;
         ELSE
              p_reply := p_reply || SUBSTR(v_msg,4);
         END IF;
         EXIT WHEN INSTR(v_msg,'-',1,1) <> 4;
         END LOOP;
    IF to_number(SUBSTR(p_reply,1,3)) = n_code
         THEN
         RETURN TRUE;
         ELSE
         RETURN FALSE;
         END IF;
    EXCEPTION
    WHEN OTHERS
    THEN
    p_reply := SQLERRM;
    RETURN FALSE;
    END VALIDATE_REPLY;
    ** Reads a single or multi-line reply from the FTP server
    ** Return TRUE if reply code matches p_code1 or p_code2,
    ** FALSE if it doesn't or error occurs
    ** Send full server response back to calling procedure
    FUNCTION VALIDATE_REPLY(p_ctrl_con      IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_code1      IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_code2     IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_reply      OUT VARCHAR2)
    RETURN BOOLEAN
    IS
         v_code1      VARCHAR2(3) := to_char(p_code1);
         v_code2      VARCHAR2(3) := to_char(p_code2);
         v_msg          VARCHAR2(255);
         n_line_count     PLS_INTEGER := 0;
    BEGIN
         LOOP
         v_msg := UTL_TCP.GET_LINE(p_ctrl_con);
         n_line_count := n_line_count + 1;
         IF n_line_count = 1
         THEN
              p_reply := v_msg;
         ELSE
              p_reply := p_reply || SUBSTR(v_msg,4);
         END IF;
         EXIT WHEN INSTR(v_msg,'-',1,1) <> 4;
         END LOOP;
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         RETURN TRUE;
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         RETURN FALSE;
         END IF;
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    THEN
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    PROCEDURE TRANSFER_ASCII(u_ctrl_con IN OUT UTL_TCP.CONNECTION,
                   p_localpath IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_filename IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_host IN VARCHAR2,
                   p_pasv_port IN PLS_INTEGER,
                   p_transfer_mode IN VARCHAR2,
                   v_status OUT VARCHAR2,
                   v_error_message OUT VARCHAR2,
                   n_bytes_transmitted OUT NUMBER,
                   d_trans_start OUT DATE,
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         u_filehandle          UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
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         v_mode               VARCHAR2(1);
    v_tsfr_cmd          VARCHAR2(10);
         v_buffer          VARCHAR2(32767);
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         v_host               VARCHAR2(20)      := p_pasv_host;
         n_port               PLS_INTEGER      := p_pasv_port;
         n_bytes               NUMBER;
         v_msg               VARCHAR2(255);
         v_reply               VARCHAR2(1000);
         v_err_status          VARCHAR2(20) := 'ERROR';
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         v_status          := 'SUCCESS';
         v_error_message          := ' ';
         n_bytes_transmitted     := 0;
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         RAISE ctrl_exception;
         END IF;
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              UTL_FILE.GET_LINE(u_filehandle,v_buffer);
              EXCEPTION
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         LOOP
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              THEN
              EXIT;
              END;
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         RAISE ctrl_exception;
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         v_status := v_err_status;
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         UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(u_filehandle);
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         n_byte_count          PLS_INTEGER;
         n_first_index          NUMBER;
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         v_reply               VARCHAR2(1000);
    v_pasv_host          VARCHAR2(20);
    n_pasv_port          NUMBER;
         invalid_transfer     EXCEPTION;
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         t_files(1).remotepath          := p_remotepath;
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