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From: postbus@sybrandb.demon.nl (Sybrand Bakker)
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Subject: Re: Accessing files from PL/SQL
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 13:59:44 GMT
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2000 13:25:57 GMT, i.p.kok02@kpn.com (M Ivon M) wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I'm using the UTL_FILE package to open a file:
>Logfile := utl_file.fopen('d:\debug', 'log.txt', 'a')
>The d:\debug directory exists on the server, but utl_file raises the
>'invalid path' exception.
>
>What might be the problem?
>
>tia,
>Ivon
>
Maybe the utl_file_dir parameter in your init<sid>.ora has not been
set. Check this, possibly change it and bounce the database.


Hth,


Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA