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ORA-22288 When Using DBMS_LOB.FileOpen With Accentuated Characters In Directory Path Name (Doc ID 3060714.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Applies to:

PL/SQL - Version 19.8.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Database hosted on MS Windows

Symptoms

While trying to access a BFILE object using DBMS_LOB.FILEOPEN produces ORA-22288 if you use a directory name containing accented characters like à, è, ì, ò, ù.


ORA-22288: file or LOB operation FILEOPEN failed
The system cannot find the file specified.
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_LOB", line 822
ORA-06512: at line 14

Cause

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