Category: PL/SQL

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)

The UTL_FILE.FOPEN_NCHAR function in Oracle PL/SQL is used to open a file for reading or writing in Unicode (NCHAR) mode. This function is part of the UTL_FILE package, which allows PL/SQL programs to read from and write to files stored in the operating system’s file system. The FOPEN_NCHAR function is specifically designed to handle multibyte…(Continue Reading)