https://www.oraclescripts.com/tags/utl_file/Recent content in UTL_FILE on Oracle ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenOracleScripts.comSat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/oracle-utl-file-write-text-example/Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/oracle-utl-file-write-text-example/ <h2 id="write-text-files-from-oracle-plsql-with-utl_file-example">Write Text Files from Oracle PL/SQL with UTL_FILE Example</h2> <h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2> <p><code>UTL_FILE</code> is the built-in Oracle PL/SQL package for reading and writing operating-system files from inside the database. The procedure below — taken straight from the shutdownabort.com DBA Quick Guides (Andrew Barry, 2007–2013, preserved via the Wayback Machine as the anchor source for this post) — opens a file in write mode, writes one line, and closes the handle. It is the smallest possible &quot;hello world&quot; for <code>UTL_FILE</code> and the right starting point for any DBA who needs to spool data to disk from PL/SQL.</p>