Beginning PL/sql Need help

Question

I have around 120 slightly different text files. I was hoping to be able to read
Specific data from each then design a re-useable process to import into an oracle table.
Can anybody advise me of the most appropriate method? If there is some example code
That can help me that would be magnificent. Thank you in advance.
Neil

Answer 1

SqlLdr is a utility that enables you to load data into tables.
Examples:
Loading variable length
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
INTO TABLE dept
FIELDS TERMINATED BY , OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY "
(deptno, dname, loc)
BEGINDATA
12,RESEARCH,"SARATOGA"
10,"ACCOUNTING",CLEVELAND
11,"ART",SALEM
13,FINANCE,"BOSTON"
loading a fixed format file
LOAD DATA
INFILE ulcase2.dat
INTO TABLE emp
(empno POSITION(01:04) INTEGER EXTERNAL,
ename POSITION(06:15) CHAR,
job POSITION(17:25) CHAR,
mgr POSITION(27:30) INTEGER EXTERNAL,
sal POSITION(32:39) DECIMAL EXTERNAL,
comm POSITION(41:48) DECIMAL EXTERNAL,
deptno POSITION(50:51) INTEGER EXTERNAL)
Loading a Delimited, free format
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
APPEND
INTO TABLE emp
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "," OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY "
(empno, ename, job, mgr,
hiredate DATE(20) "DD-Month-YYYY",
sal, comm, deptno CHAR TERMINATED BY :,
projno,
loadseq SEQUENCE(MAX,1))
BEGINDATA
7782, "Clark", "Manager", 7839, 09-June-1981, 2572.50,, 10:101
7839, "King", "President", , 17-November-1981,5500.00,,10:102
7934, "Miller", "Clerk", 7782, 23-January-1982, 920.00,, 10:102