How to fix the Oracle error OCI-30159: OCIFileOpen: Cannot create the file or cannot open in the requested mode?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorOCI-30159: OCIFileOpen: Cannot create the file or cannot open in the requested mode with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

OCI-30159: OCIFileOpen: Cannot create the file or cannot open in the requested mode

Reason for the Error OCI-30159: OCIFileOpen: Cannot create the file or cannot open in the requested mode

The create flag was specified in OCIFileOpen such that the file was to be created. But unable to do so. Or the file already exists and the permissions on it doesn’t allow the file to be opened in in the requested open mode

How to fix the Error OCI-30159: OCIFileOpen: Cannot create the file or cannot open in the requested mode ?

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

Check whether the user has permissions to create the specified file or if the file exists whether the permissions on it allow the requested open mode.