Wwv_flow_file_objects$ access problem

Question

Hi,
I'm writing a package to access the blob content from wwv_flow_file_objects$, but I keep getting a PL/SQL: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist on the line that references wwv_flow_file_objects$.
I'm doing this as SYS and using TOAD as my procedure editor while logged in as SYS. I changed to the SYS user thinking it might solve the 'rights' problem, but didn't.
Here's my code, if it helps some:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY COPY_UPLOADED_FILE as
PROCEDURE parse_file(file_name_in IN NUMBER) is
v_pos number := 0;
v_lob_data blob := null;
v_seq number := 0;
v_length number := 0;
begin
select blob_content
into v_lob_data
from flows_files.wwv_flow_file_objects$
where name = file_name_in;
--v_lob_data := replace(v_lob_data, chr(13));
v_seq := sus_reporting.log_work_seq.NextVal;
while v_lob_data is not null
loop
v_pos := dbms_lob.instr(v_lob_data, chr(10));
v_length := dbms_lob.getlength(v_lob_data)-v_pos;
insert into sus_reporting.log_work values (v_seq, file_name_in, dbms_lob.substr(v_lob_data,v_pos,1));
v_lob_data := dbms_lob.substr(v_lob_data,v_length,v_pos);
end loop;
end;
end copy_uploaded_file;
No idea yet if my code will work as I want, since I can't get to that point yet. In Microsoft Access I can get to the table, in SQL I get to the table, even in TOAD as both my user account and as SYS I get to the table. I just can't get the package to see it?
All I want to do is parse an uploaded file (larger than 32k) that's tab delimited. Not sure if there's an easier way or not.
Thanks,
Bill Ferguson

Answer 1

Well, I think I solved my problem. I created a SQL*Plus session and created the package body that way and I got it to compile without errors (after a couple changes unrealted to the flows_files.wwv_flow_file_objects$).
FWIW, here's the modified code:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY "COPY_UPLOADED_FILE" as
PROCEDURE parse_file(file_name_in IN NUMBER) is
v_pos number := 0;
v_lob_data clob := null;
v_seq number := 0;
v_length number := 0;
begin
select UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_VARCHAR2(blob_content)
into v_lob_data
from flows_files.wwv_flow_file_objects$
where name = file_name_in;
--v_lob_data := replace(v_lob_data, chr(13));
--v_seq      := sus_reporting.log_work_seq.NextVal;
while v_lob_data is not null
loop
v_pos := dbms_lob.instr(v_lob_data, chr(10));
v_length := dbms_lob.getlength(v_lob_data)-v_pos;
insert into sus_reporting.log_work values (v_seq, file_name_in, dbms_lob.substr(v_lob_data,v_pos,1));
v_lob_data := dbms_lob.substr(v_lob_data,v_length,v_pos);
end loop;
end;
end copy_uploaded_file;
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