SQL & PL/SQL :: File Encoding UTL_FILE
Apr 21, 2011
I'm using
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
I'm creating a file using UTL_FILE.FOPEN and UTL_FILE.PUTF
But I don't know the file I created is in which encoding ASCII, UTF-8, EBCDIC etc.
1.) How can I create files in my desired encoding using UTL_FILE?
2.) Does UTL_FILE use database encoding? If yes then how to find out database encoding?
3.) Which encoding is used by UTL_FILE by default?
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Mar 19, 2012
Oracle procedure was working fine with other XML files. Today I got new XML file and when I try to load the XML,I am getting below error.
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-31011: XML parsing failed
ORA-19202: Error occurred in XML processing
LPX-00283: document encoding is UTF-8-based but default input encoding is not
Error at line 1
ORA-06512: at "SYS.XMLTYPE", line 295
ORA-06512: at line 1
XML header is same as previous ones. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
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Oct 21, 2010
I am working with oracle 10g / 11. I need to operate with CLOB values of some table, unknown for me: I read them from .Net (3.5), and have to save them to files (Windows) to be loaded after this with DBMS_LOB. Lets say that table contains 3 columns (1 - CLOB) and several rows.
I want to store each CLOB value to separate file, and to store it after this into another DB table (another Instance, also). I cannot use dblinks and other techniques like this. The point is - how to avoid dealing with encoding?
I mean, that in the best scenario, I just want to save the CLOB values to the files, with no meter about Database Instance character set, language, and so on. How this can be accomplished? If I use default for .Net StreamReader UTF-8 format, the loading with DBMS_LOB failed.
If this is not possible, what will be the best way to determine the encoding, and to convert Oracle used encoding to .Net one?
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Oct 21, 2010
I am working with oracle 10g / 11. I need to operate with CLOB values of some table, unknown for me: I read them from .Net (3.5), and have to save them to files (Windows) to be loaded after this with DBMS_LOB. Lets say that table contains 3 columns (1 - CLOB) and several rows.I want to store each CLOB value to separate file, and to store it after this into another DB table (another Instance, also).I cannot use dblinks and other techniques like this.
The point is - how to avoid dealing with encoding?
I just want to save the CLOB values to the files, with no meter about Database Instance character set, language, and so on. If I use default for .Net StreamReader UTF-8 format, the loading with DBMS_LOB failed.
what will be the best way to determine the encoding, and to convert Oracle used encoding to .Net one?
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Mar 11, 2013
I Got a scnario like a upload file contains
1.Header(Contains the File Name,Branch Name,MIS date)
2.Body(Customer Details)
3.Footer (File Name,Contians Total Number of Records and Number of Customers)
Like
CustomerDet_11-12-2013.csv,Chennai,11-12-2013
101,AAA,Savings,'M',10000
102,BBB,Current,'O',2000
103,CCC,Deposit Acct,'F',3000
CustomerDet_11-12-2013.csv,3,15000
How to handle this scnario through UTL_File
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May 3, 2010
I have an application that creates files using the utl_file package. It works fine but one of the lines in the file should hold the number of bytes in the file (on a line formatted like 'FileSize: 2104'). Unfortunately this line is not the last line of the file and the lines that follow it are variable in length.
My approach therefore is as follows:
1. Write the 'FileSize: ' line during file creation.
2. Write the remaining lines of data to the file (but don't close it).
3. Use utl_fgetattr to find the file size.
4. Go back and find the 'FileSize' line I need to update, using get_line to read it into the buffer.
5. Append the filesize (plus the number of characters that the variable I use to store the filesize value) to the buffer string.
6. Write the line back to the file using put_line.
However I keep getting invalid file operation errors however I try to re-access the file...
PROCEDURE setUtlFileSize (pFileName IN VARCHAR2,
pFileHandle IN utl_file.file_type) IS
vbFileExists BOOLEAN;
viFileLen NUMBER;
viFileBlockSize NUMBER;
vsFileRecord VARCHAR2(2000);
[code].......
This gives me the following output.... (for two files)... currently I am using some generic exception handling just to show me the error.
File Length: 2106
File Position: 0
-29283,ORA-29283: invalid file operation
File Length: 497
File Position: 0
-29283,ORA-29283: invalid file operation
Process exited.
Two things here concern me: The File Position suggests that the current offset position is set to the start of the file... but since I had not closed or performed any other operation since the last put_line and fflush (which are used to add lines to the file) I had expected that the offset position would be the same as the file length?
Secondly: Even if the position had been reset to the start of the file I don't understand why the get_line gives me the oracle error.
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Apr 27, 2012
How to spool the Japanese characters in table using UTL_FILE. I tried with utl_file.fopen it's general,it's spooling. but i am not sure it this right way or not. in this case we need to change any character.
We can't see this characters in TOAD. Only possible in PLSQL developer
create table test1(name varchar2(1000),fname varchar2(1000))
insert into test1 values ('名を入力してください。','姓を入力してください。')
commit;
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Apr 26, 2013
I want to use UTL_FILE package to create OS file. How to resolve this error. Oracle11g under XP.
SQL> create directory my_dir as 'c: emp';
Directory created.
1 create or replace procedure test_1(md in varchar2)
2 is
3 file utl_file.file_type;
4 begin
5 file := utl_file.fopen(md,'abc.log','w');
6 utl_file.put_line(file,'EMPLOYE REPORT');
7 utl_file.fclose(file);
8* end;
SQL> /
Procedure created.
SQL> execute test_1('MY_DIR');
BEGIN test_1('MY_DIR'); END;
RROR at line 1:
RA-06510: PL/SQL: unhandled user-defined exception
RA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 98
RA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 157
RA-06512: at "SCOTT.TEST_1", line 5
RA-06512: at line 1
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Jul 23, 2010
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.6.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production
"CORE 11.1.0.6.0 Production"
Is there a way to read Excel file using UTL_FILE package ?
Like our usual method:
l_utlfile := utl_file.fopen(p_dir, p_filename, 'R',2000);
p_filename is event.xls
Or do we need to convert that file to .csv or .txt ?
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Jan 18, 2011
I want to extract data from a table and write into a txt file using UTL_FILE utility.I have written the below query. I am able to see query is returning data.But it is not creating file and writing data into it.
CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY DOC_PATH AS '/apps/orarpt/SJDEV/utl'
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE xxcfi_outbound_test (errbuf OUT VARCHAR2,
retcode OUT VARCHAR2)
AS
CURSOR emp_cur
[code].....
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Dec 23, 2012
We have a requirement to create a file using UTL_FILE package. so we tried to generate the file in directory at UNIX level,for example "/tmp" which means when we executing the stored procedure which in turn calls UTL_FILE package and create a file say "a.txt". On checking the permission for "a.txt", it shows as follows
-rw-r----- oracle dba a.txt
this means read and write for oracle user, read for dba group and no permission for other user.
our requirement is to have the following privileges at UNIX level.
-rw-r--r-- oracle dba a.txt
Is it possible to do at oracle level since the file is owned by oracle user or at UNIX level (with out logging to oracle user)?
Environment: UNIX AIX 6.1 and Oracle 11.2.0.3
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Oct 9, 2012
I am using an Oracle 8i database.We intend creating a dbms_job that would run every 5 minutes. The job executes a script that would use utl_file to read two text files (a header file and detail file) from a particular directory and load the data into temporary tables. The naming convention of the files are Parts_Master_DD/MM/YY HH:MI:SS and Parts_Stats_DD/MM/YY HH:MI:SS. Both files to be stored in the same directory.
If the file name was constant ie. Parts_Master, Parts_Stats I would not have a problem. However with each file name now going to be unique, how do I handle this using utl_file. To add to my dilemma, within an hour more than one set of files could be piped to the directory to be read into the database.
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Dec 7, 2010
The problem is regarding character encoding.When i am entering Japanese characters in a description form field in a Jsp page and on submit storing the value in the database,its getting stored fine.When i an selecting the value and showing in the result page,then again its properly displaying.But when i am executing the select query in Sql Developer,the values are most probably showing as unicode characters (i am not sure about this though,but at least they are looking like unsupported characters).
Is there any way to store data,such as the select query will also show understandable japanese characters on Sql Developer(or other IDEs)?
i am using Oracle 10g?
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Jan 3, 2012
I'm sending Emoji's in by Email body, but its not being rendering properly.
Is there any way to encode Emoji chars like --> 😪
[URL]........
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Jan 5, 2011
I want to know what syntax I should use for encoding option with loadjava command?
here is the scenario--
Our oracle database is already compatible with UTF-8 characters i.e. charset encoding is set as 'AL32UTF8'. I am able to save Chinese characters in the database however when I trigger a stored procedure which eventually use a loaded java class I get an error.
I am suggested to provide -encoding option while running 'loadjava' command but I don't know what syntax I should provide for 'UTF8' encoding.
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Dec 5, 2011
I'm using utl_encode.mimeheader_encode to encode the subject line for non ascii chars, but its encoding only first 75 chars, is there any other way to encode subject.
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Apr 22, 2013
i'm having some issues with the External table. Currently my database encoding is AL32UTF8. If my external table wants to read the txt file with the ZHS16GBK, the value will not show correctly when the external table reads the file. Is there any ways to display the value in the txt file correctly without changing the encoding database and encoding in the txt file.
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Oct 3, 2012
If i create file using UTLFILE then what will be the Encoding format/type (like ANSII, UTF-8,unicode).
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Nov 1, 2013
I am trying read a File to find out the error message through UTL_FILE.m. But the loop used inside is not getting closed.
CREATE OR REPLACE procedure alert_mail_A
as
v_flag varchar2(10);
mesg varchar2(100);
c1 utl_smtp.connection; -- passing the datatype to a variable.
c varchar2 (1000);
B utl_file.file_type;
[code]........
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Oct 5, 2010
I have make utl_file. Its run in oracle 10 g. But when i run oracle 9i it give some error.
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06510: PL/SQL: unhandled user-defined exception
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 120
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 204
ORA-06512: at "HR.EXP_DATA", line 9
ORA-06512: at line 1.
[code]......
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Oct 4, 2010
oracle 9i, I am reading about UTL_FILE package.make this in Hr Schema.Where hire date between date 1 and date 2.
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Jul 1, 2010
when I am running a cursor and printing its data into an excel file using utl_file, the file size is nearly 50mb. But if I run the cursor and copy its data manually into an excel sheet the file size is only 22mb. I am unable to undersatnd why there is difference in file size.
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Feb 21, 2013
We have a p/slq procedure that reads a *.txt file using the UTL_FILE package. The contents of the file are then inserted into a database table.
At the end of the procedure we close the open file using UTL_FILE.FCLOSE.
There is a program (non-oracle)that attempts to move the file to a new location after being read into Oracle. The problem is that the application cannot move the file as the file is locked. ie message displays that the file is open and cannot be moved to a new location.
Is there anything else that we are missing besides the UTL_FILE.FCLOSE.
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Aug 16, 2012
I'm trying to read the data from flat file and write data into multiple files based on the condition. The value of each line is checked with the Flag Table (Id NUMBER, FlagType VARCHAR(25), Flag CHAR(1)), If the Flag is True then new file has to be created and corresponding line has to be moved into new file otherwise it has to continue with the same file.
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE rw_demo (File_In VARCHAR2, File_out VARCHAR2) IS
InFile utl_file.file_type;
OutFile utl_file.file_type;
vNewLine VARCHAR2(4000);
i PLS_INTEGER;
j PLS_INTEGER := 0;
SeekFlag BOOLEAN := TRUE;
[code].........
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Jul 21, 2010
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.6.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production
"CORE 11.1.0.6.0 Production"
i am trying to read the file, for which i m using the following:
l_utlfile_hdr := utl_file.fopen(p_dir,'header_evnt.txt', 'R');
utl_file.get_line(l_utlfile_hdr, l_hdr_evnt);
it gets these three characters at the start of the line
l_hdr_evnt = 
So i saved header_evnt.txt as UTF-8, and used utl_file.fopen_nchar, utl_file.get_line_nchar, which got rid of first two characters, but still has ¿. How to get rid of that?
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Jul 19, 2010
i am using oracle 10g enterprise edition.whether its possible to read international characters from the text file using the utl_file function..?
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Jun 20, 2012
I managed to upload images to a database server, resize them, copy to the application server and everything worked just fine - the Apex page successfully displayed images. Since last week, things have broken. This is how: there's a directory object which points to application server's directory:
SQL> select * from all_directories;
OWNER DIRECTORY_NAME DIRECTORY_PATH
------- ------------------------------ -----------------------------------
SYS SLIKE_4005_UPLOAD d:gisslike_4005_upload --> on a database server
SYS SLIKE_4005 \my-iasd$homegisslike_4005 --> on an application server
SQL>
I can use a directory located on a database server:
D:GISSlike_4005_upload>dir photo_resize.*
Volume in drive D is RAID
Volume Serial Number is 88F2-69D2
Directory of D:GISSlike_4005_upload
[code]....
How come it doesn't work? I was absent last week, database server was restarted for some reason (there were Windows' updates which required restarting). After that, all applications (lucky us, just two of them, but in multiple procedures/functions) return FALSE for UTL_FILE.FGETATTR.
We recreated directory objects, but that didn't work (UNC or not, no difference). I Googled quite a lot, read Metalink notes - nothing I did solved the problem.
what these OS updates were about; maybe they are not to be blamed at all. Both servers (database & application) run MS Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2. In the meantime, a colleague developed a workaround (it uses UTL_HTTP) which works, but it is MUCH slower than the previous UTL_FILE.FGETATTR option.
Why don't we keep these images on the database server (instead of the application server)?I was told that Apache is incapable of accessing mapped network directories so we used what we could.
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Feb 9, 2013
I am using C++ OCI LIB, to insert some report data from remote OCI client to oracle 11 server. This data is read by another process to create the report.The DB CHARSET is UTF-8. But the report tool expects the data to be ISO08859-1 encoded. So while inserting the data into the database i specify the following LANG and CHARSET for my table colulmn in client:
The TARGET DB CHARSET is UTF-8
NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1
size_t csid = 871; // UTF-8
OCIAtrSet((void *) bnd1p, (ub4) OCI_HTYPE_BIND,
*(void *)&csid*,
(ub4) 0,
(ub4)OCI_ATTR_CHARSET_ID, errhp);
This solution works for almost every case of ASCII and Extended ASCII Charest but we are facing issues if we have few specific characters to be inserted.f we are trying to insert single beta character [β] through client, the data goes empty to the column.
Beta Character details:
DEC OCT HEX BIN Symbol Description
223 337 DF 11011111 ß Latin small letter sharp s - ess-zed
DB Output after insert single β:
select rawtohex(NAME) from PERSONS where EID=333;
RAWTOHEX(NAME)
---------------------------
But if the string is *"ββ"* everything work fine:
DB Output for "ββ":
select rawtohex(NAME) from PERSONS where EID=333;
RAWTOHEX(NAME)
---------------------------
DFDF
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Apr 3, 2011
can we use features of utl_file in oracle forms.
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May 30, 2011
Is it possible to get the same name of file name from imported text file?
What i've is, I import the text file then I exported it.
can I get the same name of the imported text file?
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