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UTL_FILE REMOVE all files where filename like '%evaluation%'
Dear all!
I want to create a procedure to delete all files from a directory, whose names contain the string 'evaluation'. For instance the filename is "2010-11-05-01-25-16_QB-Ev
I know how to access and remove files with static/specific filenames from the directory. However, I am not sure how to access the files by having only a part of the file name, hence the evaluation.
Can you please help me to get started with it!? I need to loop through the files from the directory and delete all files where the filename matches '%evaluation%'.
I hope it is even possible.
Many thanks,
skahlert2010
I appreciate your help.
I want to create a procedure to delete all files from a directory, whose names contain the string 'evaluation'. For instance the filename is "2010-11-05-01-25-16_QB-Ev
I know how to access and remove files with static/specific filenames from the directory. However, I am not sure how to access the files by having only a part of the file name, hence the evaluation.
Can you please help me to get started with it!? I need to loop through the files from the directory and delete all files where the filename matches '%evaluation%'.
I hope it is even possible.
Many thanks,
skahlert2010
I appreciate your help.
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Hello nav_kum! You're right! This is what I've done before. I was simply interested if the same can be achieved via pl/sql process. I have another attempt now....
I just created a table that logs the filenames and a couple of attributes whenever a file is created in my database directory.
Afterwards I'll create procedure using a cursor and delete all files using a database job each midnight.
I think that'll do it! What do you think?
Many thanks!!!
I just created a table that logs the filenames and a couple of attributes whenever a file is created in my database directory.
Afterwards I'll create procedure using a cursor and delete all files using a database job each midnight.
I think that'll do it! What do you think?
Many thanks!!!
yes, if you have a table on which you can run a query to determine which files need to be deleted. it becomes very simple to use ULT_FILE.FREMOVE(..) in a cursor loop to delete them.
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All answers led to a successfully working solution! Thanks for your ideas and input!
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UnfortunatelyI it's not that easy since my files are saved in a server directory as external BFILES.
No table where I could issue a select on...
Any other ideas?