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utl_file [message #375058] Mon, 23 July 2001 03:21 Go to next message
Shukla
Messages: 5
Registered: July 2001
Junior Member
hello friends,
i have a problem while usinf utl_file utility.i have created a procedure which is having following structure:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE
LOADDATA(P_FILEDIR IN VARCHAR2,P_FILENAME IN VARCHAR2) AS
V_FILEHANDLE UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
V_NEWLINE VARCHAR2(100);
V_FIRSTNAME STUDENTS.FIRST_NAME%TYPE;
V_LASTNAME STUDENTS.LAST_NAME%TYPE;
V_MAJOR STUDENTS.MAJOR%TYPE;
V_FIRSTCOMA NUMBER;
V_SECONDCOMA NUMBER;
BEGIN
V_FILEHANDLE :=UTL_FILE.FOPEN(P_FILEDIR,P_FILENAME,'R');
LOOP
BEGIN
UTL_FILE.GET_LINE(V_FILEHANDLE,V_NEWLINE);
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN EXIT;
END;
V_FIRSTCOMA :=INSTR(V_NEWLINE,',',1,1);
V_SECONDCOMA :=INSTR(V_NEWLINE,'1',1,2);
V_FIRSTNAME :=SUBSTR(V_NEWLINE,1,V_FIRSTCOMA-1);
V_LASTNAME :=SUBSTR(V_NEWLINE,V_FIRSTCOMA+1,V_SECONDCOMA-V_FIRSTCOMA-1);
V_MAJOR :=SUBSTR(V_NEWLINE,V_SECONDCOMA+1);
INSERT INTO STUDENTS(FIRST_NAME,LAST_NAME,MAJOR) VALUES(V_FIRSTNAME,V_LASTNAME,V_MAJOR);
END LOOP;
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(V_FILEHANDLE);
COMMIT;
EXCEPTION
WHEN UTL_FILE.INVALID_PATH THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('ERROR');
END LOADDATA;

i want to run this procedure from a PC running on Windows NT workstation.
when i execute this procedure with following command :

Exec loaddata('STUDENT','STUDENT.TXT');

i get an output "ERROR plsql procedure completed sucessfully'.
i am not able to load data in table students from the file "student.txt" which is in the directory "C:\student". what command should i use to get my work done?
i dont want to use sql loader utility.

thanks
shukla
Re: utl_file [message #375059 is a reply to message #375058] Mon, 23 July 2001 05:10 Go to previous message
Prem
Messages: 79
Registered: August 1998
Member
Shukla,

is this c:\student directory on the server where the oracle is running or is this a directory on you workstation? You need to create this directory on your c: of the server and the file too in that directory.

Also, check if the UTL_FILE_DIR=c:\student or UTL_FILE_DIR=* (to read/write to any directory on your server) to allow access to the filesystem.

hth

Prem :)
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