This instance method opens the BFILE specified by the FileName and DirectoryName.

Declaration

// C#
public void OpenFile();

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException - The object is already disposed.

InvalidOperationException - The OracleConnection is not open or has been closed during the lifetime of the object.

Remarks

Many operations, such as Compare(), CopyTo(), Read(), and Search() require that the BFILE be opened using OpenFile before the operation.

Calling OpenFile on an opened BFILE is not operational.