Xref: alice comp.databases.oracle.server:58570
From: "Alistair Connor" <alistair@webmasters.co.nz>
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Thank you all : UTL_FILE : invalid_path error
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 09:46:40 +1200
Organization: KC Computer Services
Lines: 21
Message-ID: <7n83h0$ona$1@aklobs.kc.net.nz>
References: <7n675r$42m$1@aklobs.kc.net.nz>
X-Trace: aklobs.kc.net.nz 932680032 25322 202.27.193.130 (22 Jul 1999 21:47:12 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@kcbbs.gen.nz
NNTP-Posting-Date: 22 Jul 1999 21:47:12 GMT
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3
Path: alice!news-feed.fnsi.net!news.idt.net!news-peer.gip.net!news-stock.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!news.iprolink.co.nz!kcbbs!not-for-mail

Thanks a lot... That does the trick.

I will be careful not to use utl_file_dir = * on a production machine.



Alistair Connor wrote in message <7n675r$42m$1@aklobs.kc.net.nz>...
>Modifying a package which uses the UTL_FILE package.
>Package runs OK on production machine (O 7.3 on Solaris)
>but on Development box (O 8.0.5 on Linux Redhat 5.1)
>I get invalid_path error every time I try to open a file (UTL_FILE.FOPEN)
>
>
>This happens even when the path is /tmp  i.e. it is not a file rights
issue.
>
>Any clues?
>
>