loading pdf files into bfile

Hi,

I am trying to load the pdf files into bfile.

create directory TEST13 as 'C:\temp';

grant read,write on directory TEST13 to public;

create table test102(id number(4),aaa bfile);
insert into test102 values(1234,bfilename('TEST13','sg1.pdf'));

select * from test102;
1234 (BFILE)

select id, DBMS_LOB.GETLENGTH(aaa) from test102;

ORA-22288: file or LOB operation GETLENGTH failed
No such file or directory
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_LOB", line 850
22288. 00000 - "file or LOB operation %s failed\n%s"
*Cause: The operation attempted on the file or LOB failed.
*Action: See the next error message in the error stack for more detailed
information. Also, verify that the file or LOB exists and that
the necessary privileges are set for the specified operation. If
the error still persists, report the error to the DBA.

I stored some pdf files in c:\temp in local machine. DBA suggests not to put the files on DB server. Is there a way to read the pdf files without storing them in DB server?