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Create directory in Oracle
create or replace directory foo_dir as '/tmp';
Directories must be created if external tables are used.
Created directories are shown in either dba_directories or all_directories. There is no user_directories.
create directory some_dir; grant read, write on directory some_dir to micky_mouse;
The following example shows how create directory and utl_file can be used to write text into a file:
create or replace directory dir_temp as 'c:\temp'; declare f utl_file.file_type; begin f := utl_file.fopen('DIR_TEMP', 'something.txt', 'w'); utl_file.put_line(f, 'line one: some text'); utl_file.put_line(f, 'line two: more text'); utl_file.fclose(f); end; /
See also On reading trace files with PL/SQL where a directory is used to read trace files with PL/SQL.