Re: R/W on a file located on a windows client desktop

"fred" <aladjifr_at_voila.fr> wrote in message news:<3cb54196$0$24011$4d4eb98e_at_read.news.fr.uu.net>...
> Thanks for your answer
>
> Text_IO package is provided with Developer but not in standard with Oracle,
> isn't it?
>
> "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> a écrit dans le message news:
> fjr8bus2faodsnt9fbg3331v61aag0j0ef_at_4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:23:45 +0200, "fred" <aladjifr_at_voila.fr> wrote:
> >
> > >(RDBMS=Oracle 8X, System = WIN 2K)
> > >
> > >I read in doc that's it possible to R/W on a file located on a client. I
> > >read too the opposite. Did u have such experience ?
> > >Which value i have to set for the utl_file_dir parameter ?
> > >(i try =*, but service doesn't restart anymore)
> > >
> > >Thanks u for your help
> > >
> >
> >
> > It is not possible to write a file on any client other than using the
> > TEXT_IO package of Developer.
> > You should consider setting up a networked drive to the server, if the
> > client really needs to have access to that file.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
> >
> > To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address

Exactly. All Developer pl/sql runs on the client, all server-provided pl/sql runs on the server.

Regards

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA Received on Thu Apr 11 2002 - 08:15:57 CDT