SQL Loader and APEX
Is it possible to use the SQL Loader within APEX? I want to have a table updated from a csv file... normally I would use the WWV_FLOW_FILES table, but with this file it mixes tabs and commas within the data, so creating a reliable upload script is getting to be a complete nightmare. I'd like to leverage the sql loader so I can specify the delimiter, optional quotes etc. The file will be in the same location on the file system so a scheduled, automated process would be perfect.
If so, does anyone know of a tutorial that might help me out?
I really hate computers. I do. I should know by now that it would of course install properly once support is engaged.
It installed properly just now. I was installing to get the error message to send to you. No changes were made yesterday, it's the same schema, same options for installing. I didn't restart any services or reboot the server.
It just works now.
I've been working with computers since 1982 and their capacity for knowing when support people are around continues to astonish me.
I am getting 'no data found' but I was really only installing it to get the error message, so I may have skipped a step.
Thanks all for the prompt replies.
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Im in a situation to measure performance difference between SQL Loader and Insert into. Say there 10000 records in a flat file and I want to load it into a staging table.
I know that if I use PL/SQL UTL_FILE to do this job performance will degrade(dont ask me why im going for UTL_FILE instead of SQL Loader). But I dont know how much. Can anybody tell me the performance difference in % (like 20% will decrease) in case of 10000 records.
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SQL *Loader and External Table
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Justin -
Hi All,
Is there any way to call the sql loader in Apex to load the table with csv data.
Thanks in advance
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!/bin/sh
clear
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0) echo "SQL*Loader execution successful" ;;
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3) echo "SQL*Loader execution encountered a fatal error" ;;
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esac
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Hallo,
I have already posted and I really need help and don't come further with this
I have the following problem. I have 2 tables which I created the following way:
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gemark_id NUMBER(8),
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flst_id NUMBER(8),
flst_nr_zaehler NUMBER(4),
flst_nr_nenner NUMBER(4),
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flaeche SDO_GEOMETRY
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constraint pk_flst PRIMARY KEY(flst_id),
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flur_nr NOT NULL,
gemark_schluessel REFERENCES gemark_schluessel_tab
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2 102 Draisdorf
Now I wanna load data in my flurstuecke_tab with SQL*Loader and there I have problems with my ref column gemark_schluessel.
One data record looks like this in my file (it is without geometry)
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If I wanna load my data record, it does not work. The reference (the system generated OID) should be taken from gemark_schluessel_tab.
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
TRUNCATE
CONTINUEIF NEXT(1:1) = '#'
INTO TABLE FLURSTUECKE_TAB
FIELDS TERMINATED BY '|'
TRAILING NULLCOLS (
flst_id,
flst_nr_zaehler,
flst_nr_nenner,
zusatz,
flur_nr,
gemark_schluessel REF(CONSTANT 'GEMARK_SCHLUESSEL_TAB',GEMARK_ID),
gemark_id FILLER
BEGINDATA
1|97|7||1|1|
Is there a error I made?
Thanks in advance
Tigmultiple duplicate threads:
to call an oracle procedure and sql loader in an unix script
Re: Can some one help he sql loader issue. -
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id sequence (max,1) ,
fname char(20),
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Text file ( used as source ) is written as :
c:\kalam.pdf,
c:\CTSlogo1.bmp
c:\any1.txt
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l_file UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
l_buffer RAW(32767);
l_amount BINARY_INTEGER ;
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l_blob BLOB;
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where id= 1;
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ELSE
l_amount := 32767;
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EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
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and for images .... imgaes are getting loaded an unloaded but with colors changed ....
Also features ( like FFLUSH ) of Oracle 've been used but it never worked
ANY SUGGESTIONS OR aLTERNATE SOLUTION TO LOAD AND UNLOAD PDFs through Oracle ARE REQUESTED.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thanks Justin ...for a quick response ...
well ... i am loading data into BLOB only and using SQL*Loader ...
I've never used dbms_lob.loadFromFile to do the loads ...
i 've opend a file on network and than used dbms_lob.read and
UTL_FILE.PUT_RAW to read and write data into target file.
actually ...my process is working fine with text files but not with PDF and IMAGES ...
and your doubt of ..."Is the data the proper length after reading it in?" ..m not getting wat r you asking ...but ... i think regarding data length ..there is no problem... except ... source PDF length is 90.4 kb ..and Target is 90.8 kb..
thats it...
So Request u to add some more help ......or should i provide some more details ?? -
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Adianswered
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I have a project to import data from a text file in a schedule. A lager data, with nearly 20,000 record/1 hours.
After that, we have to analysis the data, and export the results into a another database.
I research about SQL*Loader and Java resource to do these task. But I have no experiment about that.
I'm afraid of the huge data, Oracle could be slowdown or the session in Java Resource application could be timeout.
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By the way:
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http://www.oracle-developer.net/display.php?id=204
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SQL*Loader and DECODE function
Hi All,
I am loading data from data files into oracle tables and while loading the data using SQL*Loader, the following requirement needs to be fulfilled.
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TIA.
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DB: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bi
System: AIX 5.3.0.0
Hello,
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APPEND
INTO TABLE APPS.RA_CUSTOMER_PROFILES_INTERFACE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "," OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
(Insert_update_flag CHAR(1),
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customer_profile_class_name CHAR(30) NULLIF customer_profile_class=BLANKS
"decode(customer_profile_class_name,
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'NORTHLAND Consolidated A','(MIA) Cons A',
'NORTHLAND Consolidated B','(MIA) Cons B',
'NORTHLAND Consolidated C','(MIA) Cons C',
'NORTHLAND Consolidated D','(MIA) Cons D',
'NORTHLAND Cons A NonZS','(MIA) Cons A NonZS',
'NORTHLAND Cons B NonZS','(MIA) Cons B NonZS',
'NORTHLAND Cons C NonZS','(MIA) Cons C NonZS',
'NORTHLAND Cons D NonZS','(MIA) Cons D NonZS',
'NORTHLAND International Billing','(MIA) International Billing',
customer_profile_class_name)",
credit_hold CHAR(1),
overall_credit_limit INTERGER EXTERNAL,
"e2e_cust_profile.ctl" 49 lines, 1855 characters
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 15.
Token longer than max allowable length of 258 chars
'NORTHLAND Consolidated D','(MIA) Cons D',
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create or replace function decode_profile_class_name (p_longname IN VARCHAR2)
return VARCHAR2
is
begin
CASE p_longname
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Default' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Default';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Non Consolidated' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Non Cons';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Consolidated A' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons A';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Consolidated B' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons B';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Consolidated C' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons C';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Consolidated D' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons D';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Cons A NonZS' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons A NonZS';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Cons B NonZS' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons B NonZS';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Cons C NonZS' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons C NonZS';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND Cons D NonZS' THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons D NonZS';
WHEN 'NORTHLAND International Billing' THEN RETURN '(MIA) International Billing';
ELSE RETURN p_longname;
END CASE;
end;
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'e2e_prod_cust_profile.csv'
APPEND
INTO TABLE APPS.RA_CUSTOMER_PROFILES_INTERFACE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "," OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
Insert_update_flag CHAR(1),
Orig_system_customer_ref CHAR(240),
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credit_hold CHAR(1),
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SQL*Loader and HTMLDB_APPLICATION_FILES
Hello!
Can I use SQL*Loader for loading data from file stored in HTMLDB_APPLICATION_FILES as blob to tables in database? Files are always CSV in my case.
Best regards,
TomHello Maxim!
Of course files are stored in HTMLDB_APPLICATION_FILES as blobs and of course I can do 'select blob_content from htmldb.....' - BUT I have to get text from this blob, and copy certain words from this blob, NOT the blob itself.
Example: I have a file.csv. I upload it to HTMLDB_APPLICATION_FILES so it is stored there as a blob. Now I want copy data delimited by ';'(for example) to table in database.
Any ideas?
Best regards,
Tom
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