How to fix the Oracle error LFI-00133: Trying to create file string that already exists.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorLFI-00133: Trying to create file string that already exists. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

LFI-00133: Trying to create file string that already exists.

Reason for the Error LFI-00133: Trying to create file string that already exists.

The file object was initialized with LFILOPTY_OUTPUT and without LFILOPTY_REPLACE and yet a file by this name already exists.

How to fix the Error LFI-00133: Trying to create file string that already exists. ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Check to make sure that you are creating the right file. If you intend to overwrite the file if it exists that specify the replace option LFILOPTY_REPLACE when initializing the file object.