Comments on: Implementing an FTP server in PL/SQL

By: Barry CHase

Barry CHase — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:02:25 +0000

Just an FYI… I did resolve the binary file transfer issue and added a number of additional features, using some of what Paul did regarding the listing of remote files. I also added handling for BLOB and CLOB so that you don’t even need to technically write the file to the filesystem but instead insert directly into a table or even attach to the PLSQL email solution I also have and email the file elsewhere.

Still free for the downloading and it is now at 3.1.3… http://www.myoracleportal.net

P.S. Thanks for the plug Paul. I need to add your credits to the package header with respect to the directory listing feature. When you get a chance you might take a look at the new version.

By: Chris Poole

Chris Poole — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:25:00 +0000

A little late perhaps but you could try this free, fully featured PL/SQL FTP client, which is as close to UTL_FTP as is possible to get (IMHO):

http://www.chrispoole.co.uk/apps/xutlftp.htm

By: Graham Oakes

Graham Oakes — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:52:18 +0000

I’m a bit late replying I know, but FYI I’m using your package for transferring binary files and it’s working like a dream, nice work!

Cheers
Graham

By: Pete Finnigan

Pete Finnigan — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:33:56 +0000

Hi Paul,

There is also a source forge project UTL_FTP – http://sourceforge.net/projects/plsqlftp/ -

hth

cheers

pete

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:17:19 +0000

Hi.

I wrote something similar that may be of interest to you:

http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/9i/FTPFromPLSQL9i.php

I’m surprised Oracle have not released an official FTP API, like UTL_MAIL.

Cheers

Tim…