Move BLOB files into Oracle Directory

Solution:

Step 1: Click Oracle Directories to understand about directory creation.

Step 2: Create plsql procdure blob_to_file. It move BLOB files into respected database directories.

CREATE OR REPLACE
PROCEDURE blob_to_file(
    p_blob     IN OUT nocopy BLOB,
    p_dir      IN VARCHAR2,
    p_filename IN VARCHAR2)
AS
  l_file utl_file.file_type;
  l_buffer RAW(32767);
  l_amount binary_integer := 32767;
  l_pos      INTEGER           := 1;
  l_blob_len INTEGER;
BEGIN
  l_blob_len := dbms_lob.getlength(p_blob);
  -- Open the destination file.
  l_file := utl_file.fopen(p_dir, p_filename,'wb', 32767);
  -- Read chunks of the BLOB and write them to the file until complete.
  WHILE l_pos <= l_blob_len
  LOOP
    dbms_lob.READ(p_blob, l_amount, l_pos, l_buffer);
    utl_file.put_raw(l_file, l_buffer, TRUE);
    l_pos := l_pos + l_amount;
  END LOOP;
  -- Close the file.
  utl_file.fclose(l_file);
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
  -- Close the file if something goes wrong.
  IF utl_file.is_open(l_file) THEN
    utl_file.fclose(l_file);
  END IF;
  raise;
END blob_to_file;

Step 2: Call the procedure and test it.

• Store BLOB in database
• Push BLOB files into directory

CREATE TABLE store_blob_clob_files
  (
    id NUMBER,
    blob_content BLOB,
    clob_content CLOB
  );

DECLARE
  l_blob BLOB;
BEGIN
  -- Get BLOB file

  SELECT blob_content
    INTO l_blob
    FROM store_blob_clob_files
   WHERE ID = 1;

  -- Push BLOB files into directory

  blob_to_file (p_blob => l_blob,
                        p_dir  => 'TEMP',
                        p_filename => 'samplereport.pdf'
                       );

END;

Step 3: Check the generated file exists in the directory.

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