thanks...indeed i wanted to log stuff in a table then dump it to a
file...but our requirement is not to use any table...I'll have a look
into DBMS_LOCK and see what it can do for me..
hpuxrac napisal(a):
> schw wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > Does UTL_FILE package support locking feature? Basically I want to log
> > something in a file from within a trigger using the package...I'm just
> > wondering whether there won't be any mess in case of many triggers
> > writing to the file...what do you think?
> >
> > regards
> > schw
>
> You use DBMS_LOCK to implement custom locking. UTL_FILE won't know
> anything about locks.
>
> You could use DBMS_LOCK to allow a routine to modify a file "one at a
> time" using UTL_FILE. But a better approach might be to insert the log
> entries into a table inside the database then periodically write out
> the entries ( if needed ) via UTL_FILE.
Received on Wed Nov 15 2006 - 09:48:18 CST
