Re: PL/SQL - Trigger gets UTL_FILE.INVALID_PATH

Try taking off the '\' on the file_dir variable.

Patrick Flahan
flahan_at_leading.net

TL wrote in message <01bd4630$890c4860$c74b3dd1_at_l58cb9>...
>I am trying to use the UTL_FILE.FOPEN, and I get the invalid path error,
>even though the D:\ORANT\BWVAUDIT directory is in the Oracle ini file.
>code follows...Any ideas?
>
>
>CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER tbw009_log_trigger
>AFTER DELETE OR UPDATE ON tbw009_cust
>FOR EACH ROW
>DECLARE
> audit_file UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
> file_dir varchar2(255) := 'D:\ORANT\BWVAUDIT\';
> file_name varchar2(255) := 'TBW009.AUD';
> file_write varchar2(1) := 'w';
>
>BEGIN
> DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('Entering the logic.');
> audit_file := UTL_FILE.FOPEN(file_dir, file_name, file_write);
>
> IF UTL_FILE.IS_OPEN(audit_file) THEN
> UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(audit_file,
> 'this line is being added');
> END IF;
>
>EXCEPTION
> WHEN UTL_FILE.INVALID_PATH THEN
> DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('Invalid Path.');
>
> WHEN UTL_FILE.INVALID_MODE THEN
> DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('Invalid Mode.');
>
> WHEN UTL_FILE.INVALID_OPERATION THEN
> DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('Invalid Operation.');
>
>END;
>
Received on Sun Mar 08 1998 - 00:00:00 CET