Reverse engineering sql script inserts to java enumerators

Question

Hello.
I'm working on an application that uses a number os tables to store qualifier information about certain entities. A person can, for example, be an "operator" or an "end-user".
These sets of qualifying data are static, an work as enumerators.
I have a SQL script containig a batch of insert statements which I world like to use to generate the corresponding java enumerator.
So, i I have the following lines in my script:
insert into PERSON_CATEGORY values(1, "operator");
insert into PERSON_CATEGORY values(2, "end-user");
a java enumerator file would be generated containing "operator" and "end-user" as the possible enumeration values.
Can anyone point me to a tool providing the mechanisms necessary to do this?
Thanks in advance,
Hugo Oliveira
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Answer 1

Actually you can easily do that with SQL:
select 'public enum Category {'
from dual
union all
select '  '||category||decode(rownum, 1, '', ',')
from PERSON_CATEGORY
union all
select '}'
from dualAssuming that there is a column category in the table person_category (btw: you should avoid INSERTS without stating the table columns as seen in the example in your first post).
The result of this query can directly be saved as a Category.java
Using a shell/batch script this can be automated as well.