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UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE is a data type used to represent a file handle or pointer to a file. It allows you to open a file, perform various file operations like reading, writing, and closing, and handle files that are located in directories on the database server. The directory where files are accessed must be defined in Oracle…(Continue Reading)

The UTL_FILE.FCLOSE_ALL procedure is part of Oracle’s PL/SQL UTL_FILE package, which provides file input/output (I/O) capabilities. This package allows PL/SQL code to read from and write to operating system files in a server’s filesystem, which is typically not directly accessible from PL/SQL. The FCLOSE_ALL procedure specifically is used to close all open file handles that…(Continue Reading)

The UTL_FILE.PUT procedure is part of the UTL_FILE package in Oracle PL/SQL, which is used to perform file I/O operations such as reading from and writing to files in the server’s file system. The PUT procedure specifically allows writing text data to a file. Syntax UTL_FILE.PUT ( file_handle IN UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE, buffer IN VARCHAR2 ); file_handle:…(Continue Reading)

The UTL_FILE.GET_LINE procedure in Oracle PL/SQL is part of the UTL_FILE package, which allows for reading and writing text files from within the database. This specific procedure is used to read a line of text from an open file. Syntax UTL_FILE.GET_LINE ( file IN UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE, buffer OUT VARCHAR2, len IN PLS_INTEGER DEFAULT NULL); Parameters file:…(Continue Reading)

The UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE procedure in Oracle PL/SQL is used for writing a line of text to a file on the server’s filesystem. It is part of the UTL_FILE package, which provides methods to read and write text files stored on the Oracle database server. The UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE procedure writes a string (text) followed by a newline character…(Continue Reading)