Re: How to use UTL_FILE.FOPEN()

garych <garychNOgaSPAM_at_unidial.com.invalid> wrote in message news:1caf4cbd.a75d1091_at_usw-ex0104-033.remarq.com...
> I am trying to use UIL_FILE.FOPEN(location, filename, openmode).
> It keep giving me error. The menu said that this function can be
> used for server side or client. If I just write a PL/SQL code on
> my client machine with SQL*PLUS using this function. Is
> the 'location' client side location or server side location.
> How can tell this function will server side file or client side
> file?
> My code like this:
> UTL_FILE.FOPEN('c:\\input', 'infile.txt', 'r')
>
> It give me error like 'invalid path'.
>
> Any help will be appreciated?
>
> G. Chen
>
>
>
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Server side, PL/SQL in sql*plus runs on the server.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Fri Mar 03 2000 - 22:31:45 CET