Re: UTL_FILE

Sometimes I wished Kenneth Olson would have payed more attention to marketing.
I agree (Open) VMS is the best OS around with Unixes as a good second. However it is quite clear VMS has 'lost the battle'

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA
(started on VMS 4.x)

"Syltrem" <syltrem_at_videotron.spammenot.ca> wrote in message news:VOhC7.486$qb4.1765_at_tor-nn1.netcom.ca...
> Please take no offense. I've been too direct.
> But I certainly hope we will eventually get meaningful messages out of
> billyboxes.
> You know, when you lived so long with a real OS... {;-)
>
> --
>
> Syltrem
> http://pages.infinit.net/syltrem (OpenVMS related web site - en français)
> To reply to myself directly, remove .spammenot from my address
>
> "Syltrem" <syltrem_at_videotron.spammenot.ca> a écrit dans le message news:
> KAhC7.483$qb4.1850_at_tor-nn1.netcom.ca...
> > > Return a boolean if your function was successful.
> >
> > That probably is what Micro$oft does. That`s why it spits out messages
> like
> > "can't open file" and does not say why.
> >
> > Make your subroutine return a condition value "file is locked", "file
does
> > not exist", "insufficient privileges to open file", etc.
> >
> > I hope someone at M$ will read this too.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Syltrem
> > http://pages.infinit.net/syltrem (OpenVMS related web site - en
français)
> > To reply to myself directly, remove .spammenot from my address
> >
> > "bhogak" <bhogak_at_yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message news:
> > 9rakpm$q5i$1_at_bob.news.rcn.net...
> > > UTL_FILE does not have procedures to empty, rename, delete, move,
change
> > > permissions etc on a file. It allows basic read and write features.
> > > However, you can write your own function to empty the file - Pass the
> > > directory and file name to this function. Let it open it in 'W' mode
and
> > > immediately close it.
> > > Return a boolean if your function was successful.
> > > hth
> > > bhogak
> > >
> > > Shibu Mathew <shibumathew_at_alliantfs.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3004f220.0110251124.784a513c_at_posting.google.com...
> > > > Hello
> > > >
> > > > I used UTL_FILE to write into an Operating System File(HP Unix).
Now,
> > > > does UTL_FILE have a function/procedure to empty the file created,
> > > > before writing to the file again. I know that UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE will
> > > > overwirte the file, but to make sure that the file created is new, I
> > > > want to empty the existing file before writing into it again.
> > > > I would really appreciate any answers to the above question.
> > > > Thank You
> > > >
> > > > Shibu Mathews
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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Received on Fri Oct 26 2001 - 14:33:01 CDT