Issue after succesfully loading xml into 11gr2 database

Question

Hi All,
I'm currently experiencing an issue with a project I'm working on at a customer:
I have succesfully loaded multiple xml files into the Oracle 11gr2 database using sqlloader and since the intention is to be able to query the loaded data, it needs
to be transferred from the xml table to a 'normal' table, which also went ok.
Since most of the XML files contain multiple records, i've used the fn:string-join option in the insert into....select statement and used a ; as delimiter.
This is where I've encountered the thing that I can't seem to find a solution for.
When there's multiple records in the xml file it inserts all the records into one record.
So say i've got an xml file containing info for a bunch of electricity meters consisting of the fields brand, supplier, type for 3 records (actual files can be uploaded if neccesary)
inserting the data by using the above construction gives me the following data in the destination table:
Brand
BrandA;BrandB;BrandC
Supplier
Company1;Company2;Company3
Type
Type1;Type2;Type3
How do I split up the above info so that every separate record from the imported xml file lands in its own record?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers,
E.

Answer 1

Thanks, I'm curious on how you'll demo it
Here's the sample xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--XML file generated by Protocol Manager-->
<tns:Main Company="Company" Supplier="Supplier" xmlns:tns="http://schema.dsmr22plus.com/delivery/v1.0.5" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://schema.dsmr22plus.com/delivery/v1.0.5 ..\..\..\xmllib\bla\DeliveryFile.xsd">
<tns:Header DeviceType="ME382-D1 GPRS" BatchNumber="NC2043W_59" /><tns:DeviceAttributes YearOfManufactory="2011" CoreFirmwareVersion="14DA21B4B6F53C47613466AF8C263209" SerialNumber="50727236" OperationalFirmwareVersion="B330EBC763450ADC3E0C11F9BA0EA732" HardwareVersion="20611978">
<tns:Emeter>
<tns:DSMRAttributes DSMRVersion="2.3" BatteryType="Supercap type SG" EquipmentIdentifier=" KAL7005072723611" KemaGastecCode="KAL7" GOVersion="1" />
<tns:GPRS>
<tns:DlmsAttributes GlobalEncryptionKeyUnicast="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" GlobalEncryptionKeyBroadcast="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" P0Password1="12345678" AuthenticationKey="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" HDLCPassword="12345678" MasterKey="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
<tns:GPRSCommunicationAttributes>
<tns:SimCard MSISDN="" ICCID="8931084811080544999" CommunicationProviderBatchId="5765" IMSI="204080800339599" CommunicationProvider="KPN" />
<tns:Modem IMEI="353471006235660" PPPPassword="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" PPPUsername="KAL7005072723611" />
</tns:GPRSCommunicationAttributes>
</tns:GPRS>
</tns:Emeter>
</tns:DeviceAttributes>
<tns:DeviceAttributes YearOfManufactory="2011" CoreFirmwareVersion="14DA21B4B6F53C47613466AF8C263209" SerialNumber="50727237" OperationalFirmwareVersion="B330EBC763450ADC3E0C11F9BA0EA732" HardwareVersion="20611978">
<tns:Emeter>
<tns:DSMRAttributes DSMRVersion="2.3" BatteryType="Supercap type SG" EquipmentIdentifier=" KAL7005072723711" KemaGastecCode="KAL7" GOVersion="1" />
<tns:GPRS>
<tns:DlmsAttributes GlobalEncryptionKeyUnicast="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" GlobalEncryptionKeyBroadcast="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" P0Password1="12345678" AuthenticationKey="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" HDLCPassword="12345678" MasterKey="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
<tns:GPRSCommunicationAttributes>
<tns:SimCard MSISDN="" ICCID="8931084811080544981" CommunicationProviderBatchId="5765" IMSI="204080800339598" CommunicationProvider="KPN" />
<tns:Modem IMEI="353471006235450" PPPPassword="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" PPPUsername="KAL7005072723711" />
</tns:GPRSCommunicationAttributes>
</tns:GPRS>
</tns:Emeter>
</tns:DeviceAttributes>
</tns:Main>
Edited by: user6357028 on 12-Nov-2012 04:55