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To utilize the utl_file package to generate backups for a specified number of tables based on a date being provided as an input parameter, follow these steps:
CREATE DIRECTORY backup_dir AS '/path/to/directory';
Replace '/path/to/directory' with the location of the directory on your server.
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE generate_backup (backup_date DATE) IS
v_file_handle utl_file.file_type;
BEGIN
-- open the backup files for the specified tables
v_file_handle := utl_file.fopen('backup_dir', 'table1_' || backup_date || '.bak', 'w');
FOR r IN (SELECT * FROM table1 WHERE date_col = backup_date) LOOP
utl_file.put_line(v_file_handle, r.col1 || ',' || r.col2 || ',' || r.col3);
END LOOP;
utl_file.fclose(v_file_handle);
v_file_handle := utl_file.fopen('backup_dir', 'table2_' || backup_date || '.bak', 'w');
FOR r IN (SELECT * FROM table2 WHERE date_col = backup_date) LOOP
utl_file.put_line(v_file_handle, r.col1 || ',' || r.col2 || ',' || r.col3);
END LOOP;
utl_file.fclose(v_file_handle);
END;
Replace 'table1' and 'table2' with the names of the tables you want to backup. Replace 'date_col' with the name of the column in each table that contains the date information.
EXECUTE generate_backup('01-JAN-2022');
This will generate backup files for the specified tables for the date '01-JAN-2022' in the 'backup_dir' directory on the database server.
Note: It is recommended to schedule regular backups for critical data to ensure that data loss is minimized in case of any issues.