External table update

I have an external table in Oracle 10.2.0.3. Can I update, insert or delete records through sqlplus?
Thanks a lot!

That documentation is actually slightly misleading on that point...
Prior to 10g, the statement "External tables are read only; therefore, no DML operations are possible" was unambiguously true.
Starting in 10g, however, Oracle introduced ORACLE_DATAPUMP external tables (which are different than ORACLE_LOADER external tables that load human readable flat files). You are allowed to insert data into an ORACLE_DATAPUMP external table as the documentation goes on to discuss "Oracle also provides the ORACLE_DATAPUMP type, which lets you unload data (that is, read data from a table in the database and insert it into an external table) and then reload it into an Oracle database."
Justin

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Hi Feiyun Wu,
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Hi all ,
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1     5          513557               100               136340003678088.020001
2     5          513557               -100          R     136340003678088.020002
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ON (A.GL_GL_ID=B.GL_GL_ID AND A.GL_CUST_ID=B.GL_CUST_ID)
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Hi,
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Hi,
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Make sure you check the box for 'Required for authentication' and also 'Use caching' should not check.
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Error while fetching data from OWB Client using External Table.

Dear All,
I am using Oracle Warehouse Builder 11g & Oracle 10gR2 as repository database on Windows 2000 Server.
I facing some issue in fetching data from a Flat File using external table from OWB Client.
I have perform all the steps without any error but when I try to view the data, I got the following error.
======================================
RA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
ORA-29400: data cartridge error
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ORA-29400: data cartridge error
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In the error it is showing that file expense_categories.csv in SOURCE_LOCATION not found but I am 100% sure that file is very much there.
Is anybody face the same issue?
Do we need to configure something before loading data from a flat file from OWB Client?
Any help would higly appreciable.
Regards,
Manmohan Sharma

Hi Detlef / Gowtham,
Now I am able to fetch data from flat files from OWB Server as well as OWB Client.
One way I have achieved as suggested by you
1) Creating location on the OWB Client
2) Samples the files at client
3) Created & Configured external table
4) Copy all flat files on OWB Server
5) Updated the location which I created at the client.
Other way
1) Creating location on the OWB Client
2) Samples the files at client
3) Created & Configured external table
4) Copied flat files on the sever in same drive & directory . like if my all flat files are on C:\data at OWB Client then I copied flat file C:\data on the OWB Server. But this is feasible for Non-Windows.
Hence my problem solved.
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Manmohan

XML File in External Table - OS error permission denied.

Hi.
10g R2, Red Hat Linux
I'm using the article (see below, taken from http://www.dbazine.com/olc/olc-articles/scardina1 by Mark Scardina) to create an external table where I'd store my XML file.
So, I
1. Created a directory xmlfile_dir
2. Granted access to needed db user
3. Created the table
CREATE TABLE relayxml_xt (doc CLOB)
ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
DEFAULT DIRECTORY xmlfile_dir
ACCESS PARAMETERS
FIELDS (lobfn CHAR TERMINATED BY ',')
COLUMN TRANSFORMS (doc FROM lobfile (lobfn))
LOCATION ('xml.dat')
REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED;
4. mv relay.xml /xmlfile_dir/xml.dat
When I run SELECT * FROM relayxml_xt I get this:
Error starting at line 1 in command:
select * from relayxml_xt
Error report:
SQL Error: ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
ORA-29400: data cartridge error
KUP-04063: unable to open log file RELAYXML_XT_28773.log
OS error Permission denied
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29913. 00000 - "error in executing %s callout"
*Cause:    The execution of the specified callout caused an error.
*Action:   Examine the error messages take appropriate action.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Using External Tables
Introduced in Oracle9i, Oracle’s external table feature offers a solution to define a table in the database while leaving the data stored outside of the database. Prior to Oracle Database 10g, external tables can be used only as read-only tables. In other words, if you create an external table for XML files, these files can be queries and the table can be joined with other tables. However, no DML operations, such as INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE, are allowed on the external tables.
Note: In Oracle Database 10g , by using the ORACLE_DATAPUMP driver instead of the default ORACLE_DRIVER, you can write to external tables. In Oracle Database 10g, you can define VARCHAR2 and CLOB columns in external tables to store XML documents. The following example shows how you can create an external table with a CLOB column to store the XML documents. First, you need to create a DIRECTORY to read the data files:
CREATE DIRECTORY data_file_dir AS 'D:\xmlbook\Examples\Chapter9\src\xml';
GRANT READ, WRITE ON DIRECTORY data_file_dir TO demo;
Then, you can use this DIRECTORY to define an external table:
CREATE TABLE customer_xt (doc CLOB)
ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
DEFAULT DIRECTORY data_file_dir
ACCESS PARAMETERS
FIELDS (lobfn CHAR TERMINATED BY ',')
COLUMN TRANSFORMS (doc FROM lobfile (lobfn))
LOCATION ('xml.dat')
REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED;
The xml.dat file follows:
customer1.xml
customer2.xml
If you describe the table, you can see the following definition:
SQL> DESC customer_xt;
Name Null? Type
DOC CLOB
Then, you can query the XML document as follows:
SELECT XMLType(doc).extract('/Customer/EMAIL')
FROM customer_xt;
Though the query requires run-time XMLType creation and XPath evaluation, this approach is useful when applications just need a few queries on the XML data and don’t want to upload the XML data into database. In Oracle Database 10g, you cannot create external tables that contain pre-defined XMLType column types.
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vi2167

Your don't have the proper operating system privileges. Be sure that you (=oracle OS user / the OS Linux user that is starting the database) are allowed have read privs on the path and/or file.
for example...
chown -Rf /xxxxxxx/xxxx/etc
ls -l file.xml
file.xml    oracle:oinstall    rw-rw-rw

Bad file is not created during the external table creation.

Hello Experts,
I have created a script for external table in Oracle 10g DB. Everything is working fine except it does not create the bad file, But it creates the log file. I Cann't figure out what is the issue. Because my shell scripts is failing and the entire program is failing. I am attaching the table creation script and the shell script where it is refering and the error. Kindly let me know if something is missing. Thanks in advance
Table Creation Scripts:_-------------------------------
create table RGIS_TCA_DATA_EXT
guid VARCHAR2(250),
badge VARCHAR2(250),
scheduled_store_id VARCHAR2(250),
parent_event_id VARCHAR2(250),
event_id VARCHAR2(250),
organization_number VARCHAR2(250),
customer_number VARCHAR2(250),
store_number VARCHAR2(250),
inventory_date VARCHAR2(250),
full_name VARCHAR2(250),
punch_type VARCHAR2(250),
punch_start_date_time VARCHAR2(250),
punch_end_date_time VARCHAR2(250),
event_meet_site_id VARCHAR2(250),
vehicle_number VARCHAR2(250),
vehicle_description VARCHAR2(250),
vehicle_type VARCHAR2(250),
is_owner VARCHAR2(250),
driver_passenger VARCHAR2(250),
mileage VARCHAR2(250),
adder_code VARCHAR2(250),
bonus_qualifier_code VARCHAR2(250),
store_accuracy VARCHAR2(250),
store_length VARCHAR2(250),
badge_input_type VARCHAR2(250),
source VARCHAR2(250),
created_by VARCHAR2(250),
created_date_time VARCHAR2(250),
updated_by VARCHAR2(250),
updated_date_time VARCHAR2(250),
approver_badge_id VARCHAR2(250),
approver_name VARCHAR2(250),
orig_guid VARCHAR2(250),
edit_type VARCHAR2(250)
organization external
type ORACLE_LOADER
default directory ETIME_LOAD_DIR
access parameters
RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE
BADFILE ETIME_LOAD_DIR:'tstlms.bad'
LOGFILE ETIME_LOAD_DIR:'tstlms.log'
READSIZE 1048576
FIELDS TERMINATED BY '|'
MISSING FIELD VALUES ARE NULL(
GUID
,BADGE
,SCHEDULED_STORE_ID
,PARENT_EVENT_ID
,EVENT_ID
,ORGANIZATION_NUMBER
,CUSTOMER_NUMBER
,STORE_NUMBER
,INVENTORY_DATE char date_format date mask "YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS"
,FULL_NAME
,PUNCH_TYPE
,PUNCH_START_DATE_TIME char date_format date mask "YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS"
,PUNCH_END_DATE_TIME char date_format date mask "YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS"
,EVENT_MEET_SITE_ID
,VEHICLE_NUMBER
,VEHICLE_DESCRIPTION
,VEHICLE_TYPE
,IS_OWNER
,DRIVER_PASSENGER
,MILEAGE
,ADDER_CODE
,BONUS_QUALIFIER_CODE
,STORE_ACCURACY
,STORE_LENGTH
,BADGE_INPUT_TYPE
,SOURCE
,CREATED_BY
,CREATED_DATE_TIME char date_format date mask "YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS"
,UPDATED_BY
,UPDATED_DATE_TIME char date_format date mask "YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS"
,APPROVER_BADGE_ID
,APPROVER_NAME
,ORIG_GUID
,EDIT_TYPE
location (ETIME_LOAD_DIR:'tstlms.dat')
reject limit UNLIMITED;
_***Shell Script*:*----------------_*
version=1.0
umask 000
DATE=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`
TIME=`date +"%H%M%S"`
SOURCE=`hostname`
fcp_login=`echo $1|awk '{print $3}'|sed 's/"//g'|awk -F= '{print $2}'`
fcp_reqid=`echo $1|awk '{print $2}'|sed 's/"//g'|awk -F= '{print $2}'`
TXT1_PATH=/home/ac1/oracle/in/tsdata
TXT2_PATH=/home/ac2/oracle/in/tsdata
ARCH1_PATH=/home/ac1/oracle/in/tsdata
ARCH2_PATH=/home/ac2/oracle/in/tsdata
DEST_PATH=/home/custom/sched/in
PROGLOG=/home/custom/sched/logs/rgis_tca_to_tlms_create.sh.log
PROGNAME=`basename $0`
PROGPATH=/home/custom/sched/scripts
cd $TXT2_PATH
FILELIST2="`ls -lrt tstlmsedits*.dat |awk '{print $9}'`"
NO_OF_FILES2="`ls -lrt tstlmsedits*.dat |awk '{print $9}'|wc -l`"
$DEST_PATH/tstlmsedits.dat for i in $FILELIST2
do
cat $i >> $DEST_PATH/tstlmsedits.dat
printf "\n" >> $DEST_PATH/tstlmsedits.dat
mv $i $i.$DATE
#mv $i $TXT2_PATH/test/.
mv $i.$DATE $TXT2_PATH/test/.
done
if test $NO_OF_FILES2 -eq 0
then
echo " no tstlmsedits.dat file exists " >> $PROGLOG
else
echo "created dat file tstlmsedits.dat at $DATE" >> $PROGLOG
echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $PROGLOG
fi
NO_OF_FILES1="`ls -lrt tstlms*.dat |awk '{print $9}'|wc -l`"
FILELIST1="`ls -lrt tstlms*.dat |awk '{print $9}'`"
$DEST_PATH/tstlms.datfor i in $FILELIST1
do
cat $i >> $DEST_PATH/tstlms.dat
printf "\n" >> $DEST_PATH/tstlms.dat
mv $i $i.$DATE
# mv $i $TXT2_PATH/test/.
mv $i.$DATE $TXT2_PATH/test/.
done
if test $NO_OF_FILES1 -eq 0
then
echo " no tstlms.dat file exists " >> $PROGLOG
else
echo "created dat file tstlms.dat at $DATE" >> $PROGLOG
fi
cd $TXT1_PATH
FILELIST3="`ls -lrt tstlmsedits*.dat |awk '{print $9}'`"
NO_OF_FILES3="`ls -lrt tstlmsedits*.dat |awk '{print $9}'|wc -l`"
$DEST_PATH/tstlmsedits.datfor i in $FILELIST3
do
cat $i >> $DEST_PATH/tstlmsedits.dat
printf "\n" >> $DEST_PATH/tstlmsedits.dat
mv $i $i.$DATE
#mv $i $TXT1_PATH/test/.
mv $i.$DATE $TXT1_PATH/test/.
done
if test $NO_OF_FILES3 -eq 0
then
echo " no tstlmsedits.dat file exists " >> $PROGLOG
else
echo "created dat file tstlmsedits.dat at $DATE" >> $PROGLOG
echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $PROGLOG
fi
NO_OF_FILES4="`ls -lrt tstlms*.dat |awk '{print $9}'|wc -l`"
FILELIST4="`ls -lrt tstlms*.dat |awk '{print $9}'`"
$DEST_PATH/tstlms.datfor i in $FILELIST4
do
cat $i >> $DEST_PATH/tstlms.dat
printf "\n" >> $DEST_PATH/tstlms.dat
mv $i $i.$DATE
# mv $i $TXT1_PATH/test/.
mv $i.$DATE $TXT1_PATH/test/.
done
if test $NO_OF_FILES4 -eq 0
then
echo " no tstlms.dat file exists " >> $PROGLOG
else
echo "created dat file tstlms.dat at $DATE" >> $PROGLOG
fi
#connecting to oracle to generate bad files
sqlplus -s $fcp_login<<EOF
select count(*) from rgis_tca_data_ext;
select count(*) from rgis_tca_data_history_ext;
exit;
EOF
#counting the records in files
tot_rec_in_tstlms=`wc -l $DEST_PATH/tstlms.dat | awk ' { print $1 } '`
tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits=`wc -l $DEST_PATH/tstlmsedits.dat | awk ' { print $1 } '`
tot_rec_in_tstlms_bad=`wc -l $DEST_PATH/tstlms.bad | awk ' { print $1 } '`
tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits_bad=`wc -l $DEST_PATH/tstlmsedits.bad | awk ' { print $1 } '`
#updating log table
echo "pl/sql block started"
sqlplus -s $fcp_login<<EOF
define tot_rec_in_tstlms     = '$tot_rec_in_tstlms';
define tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits     = '$tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits';
define tot_rec_in_tstlms_bad     = '$tot_rec_in_tstlms_bad';
define tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits_bad='$tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits_bad';
define fcp_reqid ='$fcp_reqid';
declare
l_tstlms_file_id number := null;
l_tstlmsedits_file_id number := null;
l_tot_rec_in_tstlms number := 0;
l_tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits number := 0;
l_tot_rec_in_tstlms_bad number := 0;
l_tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits_bad number := 0;
l_request_id fnd_concurrent_requests.request_id%type;
l_start_date fnd_concurrent_requests.actual_start_date%type;
l_end_date fnd_concurrent_requests.actual_completion_date%type;
l_conc_prog_name fnd_concurrent_programs.concurrent_program_name%type;
l_requested_by fnd_concurrent_requests.requested_by%type;
l_requested_date fnd_concurrent_requests.request_date%type;
begin
--getting concurrent request details
begin
SELECT fcp.concurrent_program_name,
fcr.request_id,
fcr.actual_start_date,
fcr.actual_completion_date,
fcr.requested_by,
fcr.request_date
INTO l_conc_prog_name,
l_request_id,
l_start_date,
l_end_date,
l_requested_by,
l_requested_date
FROM fnd_concurrent_requests fcr, fnd_concurrent_programs fcp
WHERE fcp.concurrent_program_id = fcr.concurrent_program_id
AND fcr.request_id = &fcp_reqid; --fnd_global.conc_request_id();
exception
when no_data_found then
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, 'Error:RGIS_TCA_TO_TLMS_CREATE.sh');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, 'No data found for request_id');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, sqlerrm);
raise_application_error(-20001,
'Error occured when executing RGIS_TCA_TO_TLMS_CREATE.sh ' ||
sqlerrm);
when others then
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, 'Error:RGIS_TCA_TO_TLMS_CREATE.sh');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log,
'Error occured when retrieving request_id request_id');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, sqlerrm);
raise_application_error(-20001,
'Error occured when executing RGIS_TCA_TO_TLMS_CREATE.sh ' ||
sqlerrm);
end;
--calling ins_or_upd_tca_process_log to update log table for tstlms.dat file
begin
rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.ins_or_upd_tca_process_log
               (l_tstlms_file_id,
               'tstlms.dat',
               l_conc_prog_name,
               l_request_id,
               l_start_date,
               l_end_date,
               &tot_rec_in_tstlms,
               &tot_rec_in_tstlms_bad,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               l_requested_by,
               l_requested_date,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null);
exception
when others then
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, 'Error:RGIS_TCA_TO_TLMS_CREATE.sh');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log,
'Error occured when executing rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.ins_or_upd_tca_process_log for tstlms file');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, sqlerrm);
end;
--calling ins_or_upd_tca_process_log to update log table for tstlmsedits.dat file
begin
rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.ins_or_upd_tca_process_log
               (l_tstlmsedits_file_id,
               'tstlmsedits.dat',
               l_conc_prog_name,
               l_request_id,
               l_start_date,
               l_end_date,
               &tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits,
               &tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits_bad,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               l_requested_by,
               l_requested_date,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null,
               null);
exception
when others then
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, 'Error:RGIS_TCA_TO_TLMS_CREATE.sh');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log,
'Error occured when executing rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.ins_or_upd_tca_process_log for tstlmsedits file');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log, sqlerrm);
end;
end;
exit;
EOF
echo "rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.sql started"
sqlplus -s $fcp_login @$SCHED_TOP/sql/rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.sql $fcp_reqid
exit;
echo "rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.sql ended"
_**Error:*----------------------------------*_
RGIS Scheduling: Version : UNKNOWN
Copyright (c) 1979, 1999, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
TCATLMS module: TCA To TLMS Import Process
Current system time is 18-AUG-2011 06:13:27
COUNT(*)
     16
COUNT(*)
     25
wc: cannot open /home/custom/sched/in/tstlms.bad
wc: cannot open /home/custom/sched/in/tstlmsedits.bad
pl/sql block started
old 33:     AND fcr.request_id = &fcp_reqid; --fnd_global.conc_request_id();
new 33:     AND fcr.request_id = 18661823; --fnd_global.conc_request_id();
old 63:                &tot_rec_in_tstlms,
new 63:                16,
old 64:                &tot_rec_in_tstlms_bad,
new 64:                ,
old 97:                &tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits,
new 97:                25,
old 98:                &tot_rec_in_tstlmsedits_bad,
new 98:                ,
ERROR at line 64:
ORA-06550: line 64, column 4:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "," when expecting one of the following:
( - + case mod new not null others <an identifier>
<a double-quoted delimited-identifier> <a bind variable> avg
count current exists max min prior sql stddev sum variance
execute forall merge time timestamp interval date
<a string literal with character set specification>
<a number> <a single-quoted SQL string> pipe
<an alternatively-quoted string literal with character set specification>
<an alternatively-q
ORA-06550: line 98, column 4:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "," when expecting one of the following:
( - + case mod new not null others <an identifier>
<a double-quoted delimited-identifier> <a bind variable> avg
count current exists max min prior sql st
rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.sql started
old 12: and concurrent_request_id = '&1';
new 12: and concurrent_request_id = '18661823';
old 18: and concurrent_request_id = '&1';
new 18: and concurrent_request_id = '18661823';
old 22: rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.run_tca_data(l_tstlms_file_id,&1);
new 22: rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.run_tca_data(l_tstlms_file_id,18661823);
old 33: rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.run_tca_data_history(l_tstlmsedits_file_id,&1);
new 33: rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.run_tca_data_history(l_tstlmsedits_file_id,18661823);
old 44: rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.send_tca_email('TCATLMS',&1);
new 44: rgis_tca_to_tlms_process.send_tca_email('TCATLMS',18661823);
declare
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-20001: Error occured when executing RGIS_TCA_TO_TLMS_PROCESS.sql ORA-01403:
no data found
ORA-06512: at line 59
Executing request completion options...
------------- 1) PRINT   -------------
Printing output file.
Request ID : 18661823
Number of copies : 0
Printer : noprint
Finished executing request completion options.
Concurrent request completed successfully
Current system time is 18-AUG-2011 06:13:29
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi,
Check the status of the batch in SM35 transaction.
if the batch is locked by mistake or any other error, now you can release it and aslo you can process again.
To Release -Shift+F4.
Also you can analyse the job status through F2 button.
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1 CREATE TABLE ORDER_ITEM_EXT
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I have an external table set up to read a text file and update two fields in a table via batch file that launches a SQL script (batch file is for sheduling in Windows task manager, can't use Enterprise Manager due to embedded license).
It's a very simple program that works great in my test environment, but I keep getting this error when I try to run it in production:
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN callout
ORA-29400: data cartridge error
KUP-04040: file RESULT_1.DAT in TIMEC not found
ORA-06512: at "SYS.ORACLE_LOADER", line 14
yadda, yadda.
The file is there! There are permissions set at the O/S level to user "everyone" (this is a Windows environment). The directory is a mapped drive, so I tried the UNC path but still no success.
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rec_date date
rec_name VARCHAR2(20),
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TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
DEFAULT DIRECTORY GB_TEST
ACCESS PARAMETERS
RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE
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Right, I have now completed this, however it's currently only working as SYS as opposed to any user, however here is a detail of the scenario and the steps required in case any of you guys need in the future ......
The problem was I needed to search for csv files on my hard-drive. These files would be stored in a series of directories (a through to z), so I needed a way to read all 26 directories and process all files in these directories.
The problem was, prior to running the program, the user would remove all the files in the directories and insert new ones, but it was never known how many he would decide to do each time.
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create table stock_data_directories(sdd_rec_no number,
sdd_table_name varchar2(50),
sdd_directory_name varchar2(50),
sdd_directory_path varchar2(100));
Then inserted 26 records like ...
insert into stock_data_directories(sdd_rec_no,sdd_table_name,sdd_directory_name,sdd_directory_path)
values(1,'rawdata_a','KPOLLOCKA','C:\KPOLLOCK\A')
insert into stock_data_directories(sdd_rec_no,sdd_table_name,sdd_directory_name,sdd_directory_path)
values(2,'rawdata_b','KPOLLOCKB','C:\KPOLLOCK\B');
etc...etc...
Then created 26 DIRECTORIES E.G.
CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY KPOLLOCKA AS 'C:\KPOLLOCK\A';
CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY KPOLLOCKB AS 'C:\KPOLLOCK\B';
Then created 26 external tables like the following ...
CREATE TABLE rawdata_a
(stock varchar2(1000),
stock_date varchar2(10),
stock_open VARCHAR2(20),
stock_high varchar2(20),
stock_low varchar2(20),
stock_close VARCHAR2(30),
stock_qty varchar2(20) )
ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
DEFAULT DIRECTORY KPOLLOCKA
ACCESS PARAMETERS
RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
LOCATION ('AA.csv')
PARALLEL 5
REJECT LIMIT 20000
This basically says in directory rawdata_a it currently has 1 file called AA.csv.
Then wrote a procedure as follows ...
procedure p_process_files(pv_return_message OUT varchar2)is
cursor c_get_stock_data_directories is
select distinct sdd_directory_path,
sdd_table_name
from stock_data_directories
order by sdd_table_name;
vv_return_message varchar2(1000);
begin
-- here get the files for each directory
for r_get_stock_directories in c_get_stock_data_directories loop
p_build_external_table(r_get_stock_directories.sdd_directory_path,
     r_get_stock_directories.sdd_table_name,
     vv_return_message);
end loop;
end;
then wrote a procedure called p_build_external_table as follows ...
procedure p_build_external_table(pv_directory_path IN stock_data_directories.sdd_directory_path%type, -- e.g. 'C:\kpollock\A\
pv_table_name IN stock_data_directories.sdd_table_name%type, -- e.g. rawdata_a
pv_return_message OUT varchar2) is
vv_pattern VARCHAR2(1024);
ns VARCHAR2(1024);
vv_file_name varchar2(4000);
vv_start_string varchar2(1) := '''';
vv_end_string varchar2(3) := ''',';
vn_counter number := 0;
vv_err varchar2(2000);
BEGIN
vv_pattern := pv_directory_path||'*';
SYS.DBMS_BACKUP_RESTORE.searchFiles(vv_pattern, ns);
FOR each_file IN (SELECT FNAME_KRBMSFT AS name FROM X$KRBMSFT) LOOP
if each_file.name like '%.CSV' then
vv_file_name := vv_file_name||vv_start_string||substr(each_file.name,instr(each_file.name,'\',1,3)+1)||vv_end_string;
     vn_counter := vn_counter + 1;
end if;
END LOOP;
vv_file_name := substr(vv_file_name,1,length(vv_file_name)-1); -- remove final , from string
execute immediate 'alter table '||pv_table_name||' location('||vv_file_name||')';
pv_return_message := 'Successfully changed '||pv_table_name||' at '||pv_directory_path||' to now have '||to_char(vn_counter)||' directories';
exception
when others then
vv_err := sqlerrm;
pv_return_message := ' Error found updating directories. Error = '||vv_err;
END;
This reads every file in the directory and appends it to a list, so if it finds A.csv and ABC.csv, then using the dynamic sql, it alters the location to now read 'a.csv','abc.csv',
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