From: mcstockspamplug@spamdamenquery.com   
      
   from a stored PL/SQL procedure? yes, as long as it's on the database   
   erver  -- look into the UTL_FILE package   
      
   or are you referring to reading a file from the client machine? if so,   
   what's your development tool?   
      
   note that in 9i you could also look into external tables (MetaLink note   
   Note:150740.1)   
      
   -- mcs   
      
   "Pedro Hernandez"  wrote in message   
   news:9d013a92.0311131124.8474bef@posting.google.com...   
   > This might seem strange, but I would like to know if it is possible to   
   > open a text file (for reading) from pl/sql.   
   >   
   > Ora8i on RHL7.3   
   >   
   >   
   > Thanks,   
   > ph   
      
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