Bulk insert into a table

What is the counter part for sql server BULK insert in Oracle.
I have gone through an existing thread for the same question Bulk Insert CSV file in Oracle 9i But here it is suggested to read from a file into and external table and then to create my own table reading from external table.
But I want to read directly from a file to an existing table in my database. How do I achieve this?
Thank you,
Praveen.

Refer to
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10825/ldr_modes.htm#i1008078
"During Direct Path load through SQL Loader, some constaints and all db triggers are disabled. With the conventional path load method, arrays of rows are inserted with standard SQL INSERT statements—integrity constraints and insert triggers are automatically applied.
After the rows are loaded and indexes rebuilt, any triggers that were disabled are automatically reenabled. The log file lists all triggers that were disabled for the load. There should not be any errors reenabling triggers."

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Hi
If you create an external table that points to your csv file you will then be able populate your table from a query.
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Oracle 10.2.0.4
I cannot figure out why I cannot get bulk insert errors to aggregate and allow the insert to continue when bulk inserting into a view with an Instead of Trigger. Whether I use LOG ERRORS clause or I use SQL%BULK_EXCEPTIONS, the insert works until it hits the first exception and then exits.
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PROCEDURE BulkTest
IS
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varRemData remDataType;
begin
select /*+ DRIVING_SITE(r)*/ *
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from TEST_TABLE@REMOTE_LINK
where effectiveday < to_date('06/16/2012 04','mm/dd/yyyy hh24')
and terminationday > to_date('06/14/2012 04','mm/dd/yyyy hh24');
BEGIN
FORALL idx IN varRemData.FIRST .. varRemData.LAST
INSERT INTO v_TEST_TABLE VALUES varRemData(idx) LOG ERRORS INTO dbcompare.ERR$_TEST_TABLE ('INSERT') REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED;
EXCEPTION WHEN others THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('ErrorCode: '||SQLCODE);
END;
COMMIT;
end;
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Thanks, obviously this is my first post, I'm desperate to figure out why this won't work....
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Bulk insert into oracle using ssis

Hi ,
Can someone please suggest me the way to Bulk insert data into oracle database? I'm using oledb which doesnt support bulk insert into oracle.
Pls note I cant use Oracle ATTUnity as it requires enterprise edition but i have only Standard edition and hence that option is ruled out.
Is there any other way that I can accompolish BULK insert?
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Hi Prabhu,
I am very late to help you solve the query but following is the solution to 'Bulk Insert into Oracle' that worked for me.
To use below code for SSIS 2008 R2 in a
Script Task component you would need following API references.
Prerequisites:
1. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\SDK\Assemblies\Microsoft.SQLServer.DTSRuntimeWrap.dll
2. Install "Oracle Data Provider For .NET 11.2.0.1.0" and add a reference to
Oracle.DataAccess.dll.
   Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services Script Task
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* Description : SQL to Oracle Bulk Copy/Insert
* Created By : Mitulkumar Brahmbhatt
* Created Date: 08/14/2014
* Modified Date   Modified By     Description
using System;
using System.Data;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper;
using System.Data.OleDb;
namespace ST_6e18a76102dd4312868504c4ef95279d.csproj
    [System.AddIn.AddIn("ScriptMain", Version = "1.0", Publisher = "", Description = "")]
    public partial class ScriptMain : Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.ScriptTask.VSTARTScriptObjectModelBase
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        enum ScriptResults
            Success = Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult.Success,
            Failure = Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult.Failure
        #endregion
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            IDTSConnectionManagerDatabaseParameters100 cmParams;
            OleDbConnection oledbConn;
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            string sql;
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                cm = Dts.Connections["SRC_CONN"];
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                oledbConn = (OleDbConnection)cmParams.GetConnectionForSchema() as OleDbConnection;
                sql = @"Select * from [sourcetblname]'';
                OleDbCommand sqlComm = new OleDbCommand(sql, oledbConn);
                OleDbDataAdapter da = new OleDbDataAdapter(sqlComm);
                da.Fill(ds);
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                cm = Dts.Connections["DEST_CONN"];
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            finally
                ds.Dispose();
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How can I insert into a table other than the default table in a form

Hi,
I want to insert into a table with some fields value of a form of another table. I have written insert code On successful submission of that form, but after submit it gives the following error
An unexpected error occurred: ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error (WWV-16016)
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declare
l_trn_id number;
l_provider_role varchar2(3);
l_provider_id varchar2(10);
begin
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l_provider_id := p_session.get_value_as_varchar2(p_block_name=>'DEFAULT',p_attribute_name=>'A_PROVIDER1');
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commit;
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l_dummy varchar2(1000);
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p_attribute_name=>'A_DUMMY');
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SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL> declare
2     vCtr number := 0;
3 begin
4     insert into emp2
5     select * from emp;
6
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8       into vCtr
9       from emp2;
10
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2     vCtr number := 0;
3 begin
4     insert into emp2
5     select * from emp;
6
7     select count(*)
8       into vCtr
9       from emp2;
10
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1) NUMBER is a reserved word - you can't use it as identifier:
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2 (
3 number int,
4 title varchar2(50)
5 );
6 /
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Errors for TYPE TBOOK:
LINE/COL ERROR
0/0      PL/SQL: Compilation unit analysis terminated
3/1      PLS-00330: invalid use of type name or subtype name2) Subquery must be enclosed in parenthesis:
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2 nested table loans store as loans
3 /
Table created.
SQL> create table OBook of TBook
2 /
Table created.
SQL> insert
2    into OBook
3    values(
4           1,
5           'No Title'
6          )
7 /
1 row created.
SQL> commit
2 /
Commit complete.
SQL> insert into OSubscriber
2    values(
3           1,
4           'LEVEQUE',
5           NTLoan(
6                  (select TLoan(ref(b),DATE '1985-10-03') from OBook b where b.num = 1)
7                 )
8          )
9 /
1 row created.
SQL> select *
2    from OSubscriber
3 /
    SUB_ID NAME
LOANS(BOOK, LOANING_DATE)
         1 LEVEQUE
NTLOAN(TLOAN(000022020863025C8D48614D708DB5CD98524013DC88599E34C3D34E9B9DBA1418E49F1EB2, '03-OCT-85'))
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30     Process Row of NOTES     Automatic Row Processing (DML)     Unconditional
30     Process Row of EMPLOYEES     Automatic Row Processing (DML)     Unconditional
40     reset page     Clear Cache for all Items on Pages (PageID,PageID,PageID)     Unconditional
40     reset page     Clear Cache for all Items on Pages (PageID,PageID,PageID)     Unconditional
40     reset page     Clear Cache for all Items on Pages (PageID,PageID,PageID)     Unconditional
40     reset page     Clear Cache for all Items on Pages (PageID,PageID,PageID)     Unconditional
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     Error      Unable to process row of table EMPLOYEES.
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Hi all,
I have created a form in 10g(10.1.2.0.2) based on just one table that has 4 columns(col1, col2, col3, col4).
Here col1, col2 and col3 are VARCHAR2 and col4 is date and all the columns are not null columns(There are no primary and foriegn key constrains, which means duplicates are allowed).
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I also disabled the col4 by setting the Enabled property to No, since while inserting new record the date have to be populated into it and it shouldnt be changed by the user. And im populating the sysdate into the new record by setting Intial Value property to *$$DATE$$*.
And another requirement which I could not work arround here is that, the col3 also should be populated with the username of the user while inserting.
please help me...

Hi Sarah,
I do not want to update the existing record. So I kept Udate Allowed to No in property palette for the items in block2.
Do I have to do this property at block level also?
I'm inserting a new record here.
Edited by: Charan on Sep 19, 2011 8:48 AM

Fetch data from one table and insert into two tables in desired format

I have similar to the following data in a table and it is not normalized. The groupID is being used to group two records of similar nature.
DECLARE @OldDoc TABLE (oldDocID INT, groupID INT, deptID INT)
INSERT INTO @OldDoc (oldDocID, groupID) VALUES (1, NULL, 111),(2,NULL,111),(3,1,111),(4,NULL,333),(5,1,222),(6,NULL,333),(7,2,222),(8,2,333),(9,NULL,111),(10,3,222),(11,NULL,333),(12,3,444)
I need to process the data from the above table (@OldDoc) and write into two new tables (@NewDoc and @NewDocGroup) as follows.
oldDocID should be stored as newDocID when inserting to @NewDoc table. Only records with groupID NULL and one record (first one) per group should be considered (For example, oldDocID 5 is not considered as 3 and 5 belong to the same groupID 1) for insertion.
DECLARE @NewDoc TABLE (newDocID INT)
INSERT INTO @NewDoc (newDocID) VALUES (1),(2),(3),(4),(6),(7),(9),(10),(11)
All records from @OldDoc should be considered for insertion into @NewDocGroup table. OldDocID is inserted as NewDocID and deptID is as-is. Instead of groupID, the ID of the first record in the
group should be considered as parentNewDocID (For example, 3 is considered as parentNewDocID for newDocID 5 as 3 and 5 belong to the same groupID in @OldDoc table) for the newDocID.
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>> I have similar to the following data in a table and it is not normalized. The group_id is being used to group two records [sic] of similar nature. <<
Rows are not records. Tables have to have a key by definition. You do not do math with identifiers, so they should not be numeric. Let's ignore that error for now. In short, you are posting garbage. If you had followed Forum Netiquette, would you have posted
this?
CREATE TABLE Old_Documents
(old_doc_id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
group_id INTEGER,
dept_nbr INTEGER NOT NULL
REFERENCES Departments (dept_nbr));
INSERT INTO Old_Documents(old_doc_id, group_id, dept_nbr)
VALUES (1, NULL, 111),
(2, NULL, 111),
(3, 1, 111),
(4, NULL, 333),
(5, 1, 222),
(6, NULL, 333),
(7, 2, 222),
(8, 2, 333),
(9, NULL, 111),
(10, 3, 222),
(11, NULL, 333),
(12, 3, 444);
>> I need to process the data from the above table (Old_Documents) and write into two new tables (New_Documents and New_Documents_Groups) as follows. <<
Just like punch cards and mag tape data processing! Being old and being new are a status, not another kind of entity. But that is how mag tapes work. And you even use the verb "fetch" from tape files. This design flaw is called attribute splitting.
Do you have a Male_Personnel and Female_Personnel table? NO! It is just Personnel!
>> old_doc_id should be stored as new_doc_id when inserting to New_Documents table. Only records [sic] with group_id NULL and one record [sic] (first [sic; no ordering in a table] one) per group should be considered (For example, old_doc_id 5 is not considered
as 3 and 5 belong to the same group_id =1) for insertion. <<
Think about your punch card mindset. Why did you physically materialize that redundant New_Documents table? Let me answer that: this is how you work with punch cards! In SQL we use a VIEW:
CREATE VIEW New_Documents (new_doc_id)
AS
SELECT old_doc_id
FROM Old_Documents;
>> All records [sic] from Old_Documents should be considered for insertion into New_Documents_Groups table. The old_doc_id is inserted as new_doc_id and dept_nbr is as-is. Instead of group_id, the ID [sic: which identifier??] of the first [sic: tables
have no ordering like a deck of punch cards] record [sic] in the group should be considered as parent_new_doc_id (For example, 3 is considered as parent_new_doc_id for new_doc_id 5 as 3 and 5 belong to the same group_id in Old_Documents table) for the new_doc_id.
<<
Why not use 5 as the parent? My guess is that you are trying to form equivalence classes. See:
https://www.simple-talk.com/content/print.aspx?article=2020
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Fetch data from two tables and insert into one table

I have similar to the following data in two tables (@Plant, @PlantDirector) and need to consolidate into one table (@PlantNew) as follows.
DECLARE @Plant TABLE (PlantID INT, PlantName VARCHAR(100))
INSERT INTO @Plant (PlantID, PlantName) VALUES (1, 'Name One'),(2, 'Name Two'),(3, 'Name Three'),(4, 'Name Four'),(5, 'Name Five'),(6, 'Name Six')
Director data for the Plants exist in the following table. Assistant value 1 means Assistant Director and 0 means Director.
Data exists only for subset of plants and a Plant may have one or both roles.
DECLARE @PlantDirector TABLE (PlantID INT, PlantDirectorID INT, Assistant bit)
INSERT INTO @PlantDirector (PlantID, PlantDirectorID, Assistant) VALUES (2, 111, 1),(2, 222, 0),(4, 333, 0),(6,444,1)
The above data needs to be inserted into one table (@PlantNew) as follows:
PlantID in @Plant table is IDENTITY value and needs to be inserted as-is into this table.
PlantDirExists will get a value of 1 if at least one record exists in @PlantDirector table for a PlantID. PlantAssistantDirID and PlantDirID should be set to the corresponding PlantDirID or NULL appropriately depending on the data.
DECLARE @PlantNew TABLE (PlantID INT, PlantName VARCHAR(100), PlantDirExists bit, PlantAssistantDirID INT, PlantDirID INT)
INSERT INTO @PlantNew (PlantID, PlantName, PlantDirExists, PlantAssistantDirID, PlantDirID)
VALUES (1, 'Name One', 0, NULL, NULL),(2, 'Name Two', 1, 111, 222),(3, 'Name Three', 0, NULL, NULL),(4, 'Name Four', 1, NULL, 333),(5, 'Name Five', 0, NULL, NULL),(6, 'Name Six',1, 444, NULL)
How do I achieve the above using SQL ? Thanks.

like this
INSERT @PlantNew (PlantID, PlantName, PlantDirExists, PlantAssistantDirID, PlantDirID)
SELECT p.PlantID,
p.PlantName,
CASE WHEN pd.PlantID IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END,
PlantAssistantDirID,
PlantDirID
FROM @Plant p
LEFT JOIN (SELECT PlantID,
MAX(CASE WHEN Assistant = 1 THEN PlantDirectorID END) AS PlantAssistantDirID,
MAX(CASE WHEN Assistant = 0 THEN PlantDirectorID END) AS PlantDirID
@PlantDirector
GROUP BY PlantID)pd
ON pd.PlantID = p.PlantID
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You're missing a FROM
insert into @PlantNew
SELECT p.PlantID,
p.PlantName,
CASE WHEN pd.PlantID IS NULL THEN 0 ELSE 1 END,
PlantAssistantDirID,
PlantDirID
FROM @Plant p
LEFT JOIN (SELECT PlantID,
MAX(CASE WHEN Assistant = 1 THEN PlantDirectorID END) AS PlantAssistantDirID,
MAX(CASE WHEN Assistant = 0 THEN PlantDirectorID END) AS PlantDirID
from @PlantDirector
GROUP BY PlantID)pd
ON pd.PlantID = p.PlantID

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