Re: utl_file on Redhat Linux Oracle 9 standard engine

Hi!

Desc utl_file shows:

FUNCTION FOPEN RETURNS RECORD

 Argument Name                  Type                    In/Out Default?
 ------------------------------ ----------------------- ------ --------
   ID                           BINARY_INTEGER          OUT
   DATATYPE                     BINARY_INTEGER          OUT
 LOCATION                       VARCHAR2                IN
 FILENAME                       VARCHAR2                IN
 OPEN_MODE                      VARCHAR2                IN
 MAX_LINESIZE                   BINARY_INTEGER          IN     DEFAULT

Starting from 8.0.5 or so the max linesize was 32767 chars, but the default max linesize has remained same (1023)

So use FOPEN with max_linesize.

Btw, I found this answer from metalink with first search: utl_file line size

Tanel.
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To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 4:24 PM

> I have a problem with utl_file in Oracle 9 on Linux, standard engine....
>
> It does not seem to want to read lines longer than 997 characters. It
works
> fine if the line is 997 characters or less.
>
> I get a utl_file.write_error exception if the line is longer than 997
> charcaters!!!!!!!!!!! Why a write error when I am reading?
>
> I have set the line size in the utl_file.FOPEN and utl_file.read_line to
998
>
>
> Is this a bug?
>
>
> original_kic_file_handle :=
> utl_file.FOPEN(var_transfer_dir,var_file_name||'.KIC','r',998);
>
>
> utl_file.get_line(original_kic_file_handle,var_current_line,998);
>
>
> John
>
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