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oracle/timhall/miscellaneous/blob_to_file.sql
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CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE blob_to_file (p_blob IN BLOB,
p_dir IN VARCHAR2,
p_filename IN VARCHAR2)
-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- File Name : https://oracle-base.com/dba/miscellaneous/blob_to_file.sql
-- Author : Tim Hall
-- Description : Writes the contents of a BLOB to a file.
-- Last Modified: 26/02/2019 - Taken from 2005 article.
-- 22/05/2020 - BLOB parameter switched from IN OUT NOCOPY to IN.
-- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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;
/