Re: UTL_FILE : invalid_path error

From: AleX <korrozia_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 01:33:43 GMT
Message-ID: <7n8gpn$ang$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

In article <7n675r$42m$1_at_aklobs.kc.net.nz>,   "Alistair Connor" <alistair_at_webmasters.co.nz> wrote:
> Modifying a package which uses the UTL_FILE package.
> Package runs OK on production machine (O 7.3 on Solaris)
> but on Development box (O 8.0.5 on Linux Redhat 5.1)
> I get invalid_path error every time I try to open a file
(UTL_FILE.FOPEN)
>
> This happens even when the path is /tmp i.e. it is not a file rights
issue.
>
> Any clues?
>

set this in your init.ora

utl_file_dir=*

this should do the trick.

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                 Alex Shterenberg

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Share what you know. Learn what you don't. Received on Thu Jul 22 1999 - 20:33:43 CDT