RE: utl_file_dir and 9i

Jamadagni, Rajendra Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:19:49 -0800

Title: RE: utl_file_dir and 9i

The answer is still NO

Raj
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Dunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:34 AM
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Subject: RE: utl_file_dir and 9i

Which is why I want to know if in 9i I can specify a top level directory

John
-----Original Message-----
Sent: 14 March 2003 14:19
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Good points, also consider the security issues that exist because of
'util_file_dir=*'.
With that, any user that can run a procedure and write (or overwrite) files
in locations that should be accessible only by oracle.

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/14/03 07:08AM >>>
John,

In 9i, Oracle is recommending that you make use of 'CREATE DIRECTORY' rather
than UTL_FILE_DIR ... firstly because a directory can be created
dynamically, so to adda new sub-directory you don't have to bounce the
instance.

Plus instead of '*', you can dynamically create directory ... read/write and
drop the directory if you wish.

I'd recommend you make use of this feature John, because UTL_FILE_DIR might
just go away .... because of its limitations.

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:44 AM
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In 8i we set utl_file_dir = "*" because otherwise we have to specify lots of
individual directories. It was not possible to just specify a top level
directory.

Has this changed in 9i? Is it possible to specify a top level directory
and then utl_file can write to subdirectories?

John

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