Oracle Error Message
ORA-23502: valid directory for offline instatiation is not specified
Reason for the Error
An attempt was made to offline instantiate to a directory which is not specified or null.
Solution
There are two ways to specify the directory: o As a parm offline_dirpath to the API o As an init.ora parm named utl_file_dir Make sure you have specified an appropriate directory in which the offline file can be created.