FOPEN_NCHAR Function

This function opens a file in Unicode for input or output, with the maximum line size specified. You can have a maximum of 50 files open simultaneously. With this function, you can read or write a text file in Unicode instead of in the database charset. See also FOPEN Function.

Syntax

UTL_FILE.FOPEN_NCHAR (
   location     IN VARCHAR2,
   filename     IN VARCHAR2,
   open_mode    IN VARCHAR2,
   max_linesize IN BINARY_INTEGER) 
  RETURN file_type;

Parameters

Table 77-7 FOPEN_NCHAR Function Parameters

Parameter	Description
location	Directory location of file.
filename	File name (including extension).
open_mode	Open mode (r, w, a).
max_linesize	Maximum number of characters per line, including the newline character, for this file. (minimum value 1, maximum value 32767).