Script: blob_to_file.sql

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;
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