Writing files using UTL_FILE package

Greetings:
I'm attempting to write simple text files on the server side using the UTL_FILE package.I can get it to write the file to a local drive on the Oracle server with no problems, but not a network drive. When trying to write to a network drive, the FOPEN function raises the UTL_FILE.INVALID_OPERATION exception. This is even with my UTL_FILE_DIR parameter set the * for all directories and I have "Full Control" permission on the directory. I am running in a NT Server/Wkstn environment. Anyone have any ideas why I can't write a file to a network drive?
Thanks a lot,
Chris Scopp

Thanks for your response...
I have set the UTL_FILE_DIR parameter... I've tried setting it to the * for all directories and also mapping a drive letter from the server to where I want to write the file and then explicitly naming this path in the UTL_FILE_DIR parameter. Neither works, I still get the INVALID_OPERATION exception raised on the FOPEN function. I'm convinced now that it does have something to do with NT because I have been able to do the same operation writing to a Win95/98 box and it works fine. I have "Full Control" to all places I'm trying to write to, any other ideas?
Thanks a lot,
Chris Scopp

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