Sql Loader INFILE name value in table column Value

Hi,
Here is my Sql Loader Script
LOAD DATA
infile '%1'
APPEND INTO TABLE XX_SUPPLIER_UPD
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ";" OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' TRAILING NULLCOLS
ACTION Char
,ADDRESS_TYPE Char
,REGION Char "LTRIM(RTRIM(:REGION))"
,PO_BOX Char
,,WWW_ADDRESS Char
,status Char "NVL(:status,'X')"
,filename Char "replace(:infile,'\"','')"
I am getting the infile name as the parameter and i want to insert that parameter value in the column name fillename. Can any one guide me to how to do.
Cheers!
Jayaraj.S

If you were to use external tables instead of SQL*Loader, you can dynamically change the location of the external table (i.e. the filename) using a simple ALTER TABLE statement.
External tables also mean that all the control is inside the database rather than relying on external utilities and external scripts.
;)

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Record 36: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 37: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 38: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 39: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 40: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 41: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 42: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 43: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 44: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 45: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 46: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 47: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 48: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 49: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 50: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 51: Rejected - Error on table CITY, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
MAXIMUM ERROR COUNT EXCEEDED - Above statistics reflect partial run.
Table CITY:
0 Rows successfully loaded.
51 Rows not loaded due to data errors.
0 Rows not loaded because all WHEN clauses were failed.
0 Rows not loaded because all fields were null.
Space allocated for bind array: 35840 bytes(64 rows)
Read buffer bytes: 1048576
Total logical records skipped: 0
Total logical records read: 64
Total logical records rejected: 51
Total logical records discarded: 0
Run began on Fri Oct 14 03:06:06 2011
Run ended on Fri Oct 14 03:06:12 2011
Elapsed time was: 00:00:06.18
CPU time was: 00:00:00.03
my control file (sample.ctl):
load data infile 'Cities.csv'
into table city
fields terminated by ','
(id integer external,
name char(35) enclosed by "'",
countrycode char(3) enclosed by "'",
population integer external terminated by '\n'
my datafile (Cities.csv) (it contains 4900 records, but I am showing here just 4 records for ease)
3830,'Virginia Beach','USA',425257
3831,'Atlanta','USA',416474
3832,'Sacramento','USA',407018
3833,'Oakland','USA',399484
Thanks in advance!!

Look that when I change a little bit your datafile as follows
1,'Kabul','AFG',1780000
2,'Qandahar','AFG','237500'
3,'Herat','AFG','186800' I got the same error (2 last rows rejected for the same error invalid number)
mhouri > select * from cities;
        ID NAME                                COU POPULATION
         1 Kabul                               AFG    1780000
SQL*Loader: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on Fri Oct 14 10:38:06 2011
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Control File:   cities.ctl
Data File:      cities.dat
Bad File:     cities.bad
Discard File: none specified
(Allow all discards)
Number to load: ALL
Number to skip: 0
Errors allowed: 50
Bind array:     64 rows, maximum of 256000 bytes
Continuation:    none specified
Path used:      Conventional
Table CITIES, loaded from every logical record.
Insert option in effect for this table: INSERT
   Column Name                  Position   Len Term Encl Datatype
ID                                  FIRST     *   ,       CHARACTER
NAME                                 NEXT    35   ,    ' CHARACTER
COUNTRYCODE                          NEXT     3   ,    ' CHARACTER
POPULATION                           NEXT     * WHT      CHARACTER
Record 4: Rejected - Error on table CITIES, column ID.
Column not found before end of logical record (use TRAILING NULLCOLS)
Record 2: Rejected - Error on table CITIES, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 3: Rejected - Error on table CITIES, column POPULATION.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Table CITIES:
1 Row successfully loaded.
3 Rows not loaded due to data errors.
0 Rows not loaded because all WHEN clauses were failed.
0 Rows not loaded because all fields were null.
Space allocated for bind array:                  35840 bytes(64 rows)
Read   buffer bytes: 1048576
Total logical records skipped:          0
Total logical records read:             4
Total logical records rejected:         3
Total logical records discarded:        0
Run began on Fri Oct 14 10:38:06 2011
Run ended on Fri Oct 14 10:38:06 2011
Elapsed time was:     00:00:00.23
CPU time was:         00:00:00.09Population value within the data file should be a number
Best regards
Mohamed Houri

Sql Loader - Decimal numbers showing in null column

Greetings,
My apologies if this is in the wrong forum section. It seemed to be the most logical.
I have added new column to a control file used in a sql loader upload and I am getting unexpected results. Long story short, I copy foxpro tables from a network directory to my local pc. A foxpro exe converts these tables to .dat files. Sql loader then uploads the .dat files to matching oracle tables. I've run this program from my pc for years with no problems.
Problem now: We added a new column to a foxpro table and to the matching oracle table. This column in FoxPro in null for now - no data at all. I then added the new column to my ctl file for this table. The program runs, sql loader does it's thing with no errors. However, in the new field in Oracle, I'm finding decimal numbers in many of the records, when all records should have null values in this field. I've checked all other columns in the oracle table and the data looks accurate. I'm not sure why I'm getting these decimal values in the new column.
My log and bad files show no hints of any problems. The bad file is empty for this table.
At first I thought the positioning of the new column in the fox table, .ctl file and the oracle table were not lining up correctly, but I checked and they are.
I've double checked the FoxPro table and all records for this new column are null.
I'm not sure what to check for next or what to test. I am hoping someone in this forum might lend a clue or has maybe seen this problem before. Below is my control file. The new column is the last one: fromweb_id. It is a number field in both FoxPro and Oracle.
Thanks for any advise.
JOBS table control file:
load data
infile 'convdata\fp_ora\JOBS.dat' "str X'08'"
into table JOBS
fields terminated by X'07'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(SID,
CO_NAME "replace(replace(:CO_NAME,chr(11),chr(10)),chr(15),chr(13))",
JOB_TITLE "replace(replace(:JOB_TITLE,chr(11),chr(10)),chr(15),chr(13))",
CREDITS,
EARN_DATE date "mm/dd/yyyy",
COMMENTS CHAR(2000) "replace(replace(:COMMENTS,chr(11),chr(10)),chr(15),chr(13))",
DONT_SHOW,
PC_SRC "replace(replace(:PC_SRC,chr(11),chr(10)),chr(15),chr(13))",
PC_SRC_NO,
SALARY,
SALFOR,
ROOM,
BOARD,
TIPS,
UPD_DATE date "mm/dd/yyyy hh12:mi:ss am",
STUKEY,
JOBKEY,
JO_COKEY,
JO_CNKEY,
JO_ZUKEY,
EMPLID,
CN_NAME "replace(replace(:CN_NAME,chr(11),chr(10)),chr(15),chr(13))",
JOB_START date "mm/dd/yyyy",
JOB_END date "mm/dd/yyyy",
FROMWEB_ID)

I apologize for not explaining how this was resolved. Sql Loader was working as it should.
The problem was due to new fields being added to the FoxPro table, along with the fromweb_id column, that I was not informed about. I was asked to add a column named fromweb_id to the oracle jobs table and to the sql-loader program. I was not told that there were other columns added at the same time. In the foxpro table, the fromweb_id column was the last column added.
The jobs.dat file contained data from all columns in the foxpro table, including all the new columns. I only added the "fromweb_id" to the control file, which is what I was asked to do. When it ran, it was getting values from one of the new columns and the values were being uploaded into the fromweb_id column in Oracle. It is that simple.
When I had checked the FoxPro table earlier, I did not pickup on the other new columns. I was focussing in on looking for values in the fromweb_id column. When back-tracing data in the jobs.dat file, I found a value in the fromweb_id column that matched a value in a differnt column (new column) in FoxPro. That is when I realized the other new columns. I instantly knew what the problem was.
Thanks for all the feedback. I'm sorry if this was an inconvenience to anyone. I'll try to dig a little deeper next time. Lessons learned...
regards,

Way to generate sql*loader ctl file from a table?

I'm an oracle newbie. (Oracle 8i, HP Unix)Is there any way to take an existing table
description and generate a sql*loader control file from it? If anyone has already written a procedure or knows where one can be found I'd really appreciate it. We're doing a mass conversion to oracle and would like an easy way to re-write all our loads.
Thanks! Eileen from Polaroid.

Hi,
I have shell program, which will get column names from system table and create temp. control file and call sqlloader exe. and load the data automatically.
You can customise this file, according to your needs.
Shell Program
if [ $# -ne 2 ]
then
echo " Usage : $0 table_name flat file name"
exit
fi
#assigning envir. variable to unix variables
table_name=$1
flat_file=$2
#creating the control file
echo "LOAD DATA" > $table_name.ctl
echo "INFILE '$flat_file'" >> $table_name.ctl
echo "into table $table_name " >> $table_name.ctl
echo "fields terminated by '\t'" >> $table_name.ctl
#calling functions for making column name part
#describing the table and spooling into file
sqlplus -s $CUST_ORA_USER << sql_block
spool $table_name.lst
desc $table_name
spool off
sql_block
# creating suitable file and add the feilds into control file
# cutting the first line (headings)
tail +3 $table_name.lst > temp
rm -f $table_name.lst
k=`wc -l < temp`
k1=`expr $k - 1`
#cutting the last line
head -$k1 temp > tempx
record_count=`wc -l < tempx`
counter=1
echo "(" > wxyz.ctl
# reading file line by line
cat tempx | while in_line=`line`
do
#cutting the first field
field_name=`echo $in_line | cut -f1 -d' '`
#calculating the no of characters
word_cnt=`echo $in_line | wc -w`
#calculating count in a line
if [ $word_cnt = 2 ]
then
data_type=`echo $in_line | cut -f2 -d' ' | cut -f1 -d'('`
if [ "$data_type" = "DATE" ]
then
data_fmt="DECODE(LENGTH(LTRIM(RTRIM(:$field_name))),'11',to_date(ltrim(rtrim(:$field_name)),'dd-mon-yyyy'),'9',to_date(ltrim(rtrim(:$field_name)),'dd-mm-yy'),'10',to_date(ltrim(rtr im(:$field_name)),'dd-mon-yy'),'yyyy/mm/dd hh24:mi:ss')"
elif [ "$data_type" = "CHAR" ]
then
data_fmt="NVL(RTRIM(LTRIM(:$field_name)),' ')"
elif [ "$data_type" = "VARCHAR2" ]
then
data_fmt="NVL(RTRIM(LTRIM(:$field_name)),' ')"
else
data_fmt="NVL(:$field_name,0) "
fi
else
data_type=`echo $in_line | cut -f4 -d' ' | cut -f1 -d'('`
if [ "$data_type" = "DATE" ]
then
data_fmt="DECODE(LENGHTH(LTRIM(RTRIM(:$field_name))),'11',to_date(ltrim(rtrim(:$field_name)),'dd-mon-yyyy'),'9',to_date(ltrim(rtrim(:$field_name)),'dd-mm-yy'),'10',to_date(ltrim(rt rim(:$field_name)),'dd-mon-yy'),'yyyy/mm/dd hh24:mi:ss')"
elif [ "$data_type" = "CHAR" ]
then
data_fmt="NVL(RTRIM(LTRIM(:$field_name)),' ')"
elif [ "$data_type" = "VARCHAR2" ]
then
data_fmt="NVL(RTRIM(LTRIM(:$field_name)),' ')"
else
data_fmt="NVL(:$field_name,0) "
fi
fi
#if last line put );
#else ,
if test $record_count -eq $counter
then
echo $field_name \"$data_fmt\"");" >> wxyz.ctl
else
echo $field_name \"$data_fmt\""," >> wxyz.ctl
fi
#counter increamenting for each record
counter=`expr $counter + 1`
done
#removing the file
rm -f temp tempx
cat wxyz.ctl >> $table_name.ctl
rm -f x.ctl
#calling the SQLLOADER
SQLLDR $CUST_ORA_USER CONTROL=$table_name.ctl ERROR=99999999
#removing the control file
rm -f $table_name.ctl

Using SQL Loader in more than one table

Hi all,
I have a new question for those who have used SQL Loader. I
have never used it and I just know that I need a control file to
tell SQL Loader what is my flat file layout and what table the
information goes to. My problem is: my flat file has information
that goes to two tables in my schema. Those files are very big
(aprox 280Mb) and I would like to read them just once. Can I do
this with SQL Loader?
Other question, is that the fastest way to import data from
flat files becouse I am using PERL and it takes aprox. 9 hours
to import 10 of those files. I could use UTL_FILE to read it but
I heard that SQL Loader was better.
Thanks for your cooperation
(Robocop)
Marcelo Lopes
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

SQL*Loader is the fastest way to load, particularly in direct parallel mode, and can certainly load to multiple tables.
>
My advice would be to have a look at the examples given in the Oracle Utilities guide, there is one for loading to multiple
tables, which I have pasted below.
>
-- Loads EMP records from first 23 characters
-- Creates and loads PROJ records for each PROJNO listed
-- for each employee
LOAD DATA
INFILE ’ulcase5.dat’
BADFILE ’ulcase5.bad’
DISCARDFILE ’ulcase5.dsc’
REPLACE
INTO TABLE emp
(empno POSITION(1:4) INTEGER EXTERNAL,
ename POSITION(6:15) CHAR,
deptno POSITION(17:18) CHAR,
mgr POSITION(20:23) INTEGER EXTERNAL)
INTO TABLE proj
-- PROJ has two columns, both not null: EMPNO and PROJNO
WHEN projno != ’ ’
(empno POSITION(1:4) INTEGER EXTERNAL,
projno POSITION(25:27) INTEGER EXTERNAL) -- 1st proj
INTO TABLE proj
WHEN projno != ’ ’
(empno POSITION(1:4) INTEGER EXTERNAL,
projno POSITION(29:31 INTEGER EXTERNAL) -- 2nd proj
INTO TABLE proj
WHEN projno != ’ ’
(empno POSITION(1:4) INTEGER EXTERNAL,
projno POSITION(33:35) INTEGER EXTERNAL) -- 3rd proj
see the documentation for a complete explanation of the configuration.
Thanks, I will read it.

How can we tell if SQL*Loader is working on a TABLE?

We have a process that requires comparing batches with LDAP information. Instead of using an LDAP lookup tool, we get a nightly directory file, and import the two COLUMNs we want via SQL*Loader (REPLACE) into an IOT. Out of three cases, two just check the first COLUMN, and the third needs the second COLUMN as well.
We did not think of using External TABLEs, because we cannot store files on the DB server itself.
The question arises, what to do while the file is being imported. The file is just under 300M, so it takes a minute or so to replace all the data. We found SQL*Loader waits until a transaction is finished before starting, but a query against the TABLE only waits while it is actually importing the data. At the beginning of SQL*Loader's process, however, a query against the TABLE returns no rows.
The solution we are trying right now is, to have the process that starts SQL*Loader flip a flag in another TABLE denoting that it is unavailable. When it is done, it flips it back, and notes the date. Then, the process that queries the information, exits if the flag is currently 'N'.
The problem, is, what if SQL*Loader starts inbetween the check of the flag, and the query against the TABLE. How do we guarantee that it is still not being imported.
I can think of three solutions:
1) LOCK the ldap information TABLE before checking the flag.
2) LOCK the record that the process starting SQL*Loader flips.
3) Add a clause to the query against the TABLE checks that there are records in the TABLE (AND EXISTS(SELECT * FROM ldap_information).
The problem with 3) is that the process has already tagged the batches (via a COLUMN). It could, technically reset them afterwards, but that seems a bit backwards.

Just out of curiosity, are you aware that Oracle supplies a DBMS_LDAP package for pulling information from LDAP sources? It would obviously be relatively easy to have a single transaction that deletes the existing data, loads the new data via DBMS_LDAP, and commits, which would get around the problem you're having with SQL*Loader truncating the table.
You could also have SQL*Loader load the data into a staging table and then have a second process either MERGE the changes from the staging table into the real table (again in a transactionally consistent manner) or just delete and insert the data.
Justin

SQL LOADER / INFILE filename as variable in .ctl file

I stumbled over several threads in the OTN-forums regarding this problem, but neither was it finaly solved nor did I find a FAQ that answered my question. Soooo:
We get several datafiles from several sources and process them via SQL Loader and store 'em in the DB.
This is done via a CHRON job and a PERL skript, for all datafiles in a specific directory.
We need the information which file on which date generated the data INSIDE the DB as well.
So I want to store the filename || SYSDATE combination as well.
I know, I could parse the .ctl file and replace a key-string with the actual filename and so have it in the input.
But this seems a bit dirty to me. Isn't there some way, i.e. a keyword or variable for the infile-filename within the SQLLoader that I can access in the .ctl file? Something like:
INTO TABLE processed_files
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ';'
WHEN LOWER(LTRIM(RTRIM(hdr_ftr))) = 'ftr' -- FOOTER??
(hdr_ftr VARCHAR2(100),
source INFILE||' on '||TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'MM/DD/YYYY'),
realm VARCHAR2(100),
version VARCHAR2(20)
I would be greatfull if you?d share your wisdom with me. ;-))
Oliver

I passed this quite similar to 'Ask Tom' and got the advice to put the .ctl's content as a string variable into a Shell skript.
This shell skript (which had to be written anyway to loop over the datafiles an subsequently call the sqlldr) should then replace the INFILE parameter and the CONSTANTs for the filenames and generate a 'temporarry' .ctl before calling sqlldr!
That's it, no better and safer way!

Calculating a count of rows where value matches another column value in the same table

Hi,
I'm struggling to do something in DAX that seems to me should be super easy (coming from a SQL world)!
That is to count all rows in column 1 where the value matches the current value for column 1?
E.g something like this:
[Col2]=Count of rows in [Col1] where value = this.[Col1]
Where the results are as in the table below:
Col1, Col2
A, 2
A, 2
B, 1
Anyone?
Martin Laukkanen
Nearbaseline blog - nearbaseline.com/blog
Bulk Edit and other Apps - nearbaseline.com/apps

Thanks, that's perfect!
I knew it had to be something so simple, but after spending over an hour banging my head against those exact functions I couldn't get anything working!
Martin Laukkanen
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Bulk Edit and other Apps - nearbaseline.com/apps

SQL*LOADER control file for Multiple Tables

Dear DBA's
I am loading data throgh SQL*LOADER in Oracle. I have some problem, While
Inserting data into multiple table I have created single Control file in
following way which is giving me error, Data is stored in seprate fileswith
tablename.dat, So each tables data is stored in seprate .DAT file. So Iwant to
insert data from single control file taking data from .dat multiple files into
multiple tables. Is it possible?? or some different method
Please help me as early as possiable.
Thanks & Regards
Shailesh
CREATE TABLE T1 (
L1 VARCHAR2(10),
L2 NUMBER(10),
L4 NUMBER(10),
MYDATE DATE);
CREATE TABLE T2 (
L1 VARCHAR2(10),
L2 NUMBER(10),
L3 LONG,
L4 NUMBER(10),
MYDATE DATE)
CONTROL FILE :-
UNRECOVERABLE LOAD DATA
INFILE 't2.dat'
INSERT INTO TABLE t2
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
( l1 char,l2 char,l4 char,mydate date,l3 char(2000000))
INFILE 't1.dat'
INSERT INTO TABLE t1
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
OPTIONALLYENCLOSED BY '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
( f1 char,f2 char,f4 char))
T2.DAT
Raju,14,1,09-NOV-2000,"Has a powerful data parsing,engine which putslittle
limitation on the format of the data in thedatafile."
Manu,14,2,09-NOV-2000,"Can load data from multiple datafiles, during the same
load session. "
T1.DAT
Raj,14,1,09-NOV-2000
Mau,14,2,09-NOV-2000
null

Hi,
I tried to use your control file and got numerous erros.
try using seperate control files:
T1.CTL:
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'D:\T2.dat'
INSERT INTO TABLE t2
( l1 char,l2 char,l4 char,mydate date,l3 char(20000))
T2.CTL
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'D:\T1.dat'
INSERT INTO TABLE t1
( l1 char,l2 char,l4 char,mydate date)

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