SQL Loader: refer datafile name in the control file

Hi All:
Database: 10GR2
I have a table as following:
test (
filename varchar2(100),
mydata varchar2(1000)
I am using sql loader to populate data for this table. I also need store the datafile name to column test.filename as part of dataload. How to refer datafile name in the control file?
Again, I am processing multiple files in a batch mode. I need store datafile name in filename column so that I can know which "mydata" come from which datafile.
Thanks in advance!
Kevin

As Bravid says, you can't do that from within SQL*Loader, unless the control files are dynamically generated by a script and the filename included as the default value for that particular column as a hardcoded literal.
It's easier if you use external tables as the table definition contains the "location" which is the list of filenames it is accessing, and the value can be queried as well as being dynamically changed (though if you're dynamically changing it, then you'll programatically know the filename anyway. hint hint!)
;)

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( addr,
     city,
     state,
     zipcode,
     mailing_addr   EXPRESSION "Your_function(:mailing_addr)",
     mailing_city   EXPRESSION "UPPER(:mailing_city)",
     mailing_state,
     move_date      EXPRESSION "substr(:move_date, 3, 2) || substr(:move_date, 7, 2)"
)Edited by: Atanu Chatterjee on Nov 12, 2010 2:44 AM

Restore - filename for datafile is missing in the control file

I am practicing RMAN recovery procedures and I encountered a problem that I do not know how to solve.
1) I took a hot backup of my test database.
2) Create tablespace TS_DATA_TEMP
3) Deleted tablespace TS_DATA which had 2 datafiles
4) Created tablespace TS_DATA with 1 datafile
5) shutdown database
6) logged into RMAN in nomount
7) restore controlfile from autobackup;
8) alter database mount;
9) restore database;
RMAN> restore database;
Starting restore at 22-AUG-08
using channel ORA_DISK_1
the filename for datafile 5 is missing in the control file
skipping datafile 1; already restored to file /u02/oradata/EDM91/system01.dbf
skipping datafile 2; already restored to file /u02/oradata/EDM91/undotbs01.dbf
skipping datafile 6; already restored to file /u02/oradata/EDM91/index
skipping datafile 3; already restored to file /u02/oradata/EDM91/sysaux01.dbf
skipping datafile 7; already restored to file /u03/oradata/EDM91/TS_INDEX01.dbf
skipping datafile 9; already restored to file /u03/oradata/EDM91/TS_LOB01.dbf
skipping datafile 4; already restored to file /u02/oradata/EDM91/users01.dbf
restore not done; all files readonly, offline, or already restored
Finished restore at 22-AUG-08
10) tried to recover
Starting recover at 22-AUG-08
using channel ORA_DISK_1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of recover command at 08/22/2008 15:04:22
RMAN-06094: datafile 5 must be restored
SQL> select name from v$datafile where file#=5;
NAME
/u04/oradata/EDM91/TS_DATA.dbf
12) alter database backup controlfile to trace
DATAFILE
'/u02/oradata/EDM91/system01.dbf',
'/u02/oradata/EDM91/undotbs01.dbf',
'/u02/oradata/EDM91/sysaux01.dbf',
'/u02/oradata/EDM91/users01.dbf',
'/u04/oradata/EDM91/TS_DATA.dbf',
'/u02/oradata/EDM91/index',
'/u03/oradata/EDM91/TS_INDEX01.dbf',
'/u04/oradata/EDM91/TS_DATA02.dbf',
'/u03/oradata/EDM91/TS_LOB01.dbf'
CHARACTER SET UTF8
So i'm not sure what the problem is. Datafile TS_DATA.dbf is located in the control file but i'm getting the error: the filename for datafile 5 is missing in the control file.
Suggestions on what's wrong with the control file?

I found my mistake; a newbie error.
I did not know I needed to include in my restore command the 'until' option when doing incomplete recovery. I only included the 'until' option in the recover command:
original command
restore database;
recover database until sequence =123;
should be
restore database until sequence = 123;
recover database until sequence =123;
I usually run the command using a RUN block with a SET UNTIL SEQUENCE but this case I used the single commands separately.
RUN
+{+
SET UNTIL sequence 123;
RESTORE DATABASE;
RECOVER DATABASE;
+}+

SQL loader for empty field at the end of the line

Hi,
I have following data file for sql loader. I am using Oracle 11.2. The table structure is table_a(id number, name varchar2(32), nbr number).
1, zzzz, 123
2, bbb,
3, ccc, 33
4, ddd,
Currently, I am using "TERMINATED BY ',' " in the control file for SQL loader. However row2 and row4 were thrown into the bad file. Any suggestion for me to load row2 and row4 into the table as well?
Thanks,

Two of three columns in your table are named with reserved words.
My first suggestion is to run this query:
SELECT keyword
FROM v$reserved_words
ORDER BY 1;My second suggestion is that your read the FAQ and learn how to use tags to post listings to these forums so we can read what you post.
My third suggestion is that you go to my SQL*Loader Demos page of my website:
http://www.morganslibrary.org/reference/sqlloader.html
and look up "TRAILING NULLCOLS."

Download Error - Contact customer support. Indesign wont load application have gone from the control panel. CS photoshop loads and wants a serial number - and my serial number dosent work?

Download Error - Contact customer support. Indesign wont load application have gone from the control panel. CS photoshop loads and wants a serial number - and my serial number dosent work?

Hello Bradley,
sometimes the "opm.db file" is the culprit. In this case you should delete it.
But as much as I regret it and as strange as it may seem I fear it's a challenge for Adobe's Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool.
Sometimes - for whatever reasons - CC doesn't "want" to work. In this case you should CC completely delete and reinstall by help of Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool. (A try to uninstall by own resources is not enough!)
I quote: ... helps resolve installation problems for Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Creative Suite (CS3-CS6) applications. The tool removes installation records for prerelease installations of Creative Cloud or Creative Suite applications. It does not affect existing installations of previous versions of Creative Cloud or Creative Suite applications.
Please use: http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html and follow the prescribed sequence of operations
If necessary and for further questions click through http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html or http://helpx.adobe.com/de/contact.html and if "open" please use chat, I had the best experiences.
Good luck!
Hans-Günter

How to pass parameters to the Control file while loading the data from flat file to staging table

Thanks in advance

Hi ,
LOADDATA statement is required at the beginning of the control file.
INFILE: INFILE keyword is used to specify location of the datafile or datafiles.
INFILE* specifies that the data is found in the control file and not in an external file. INFILE ‘$FILE’, can be used to send the filepath and filename as a parameter when registered as a concurrent program.
INFILE ‘/home/vision/kap/import2.csv’ specifies the filepath and the filename.
Hope this will help you......

How can i validate the data in the control file?

Consider that the SQLLoader reads the Input data File from the path and it loads the data into the tables based up on the descrition specified in the control File.
First, the table to be filled is created:
create table sql_loader_1 ( load_time date, field_1 Numeric, field_2 varchar2(10)
Sample Control File :
load_1.ctl
load data
infile 'load_1.dat' "str '\r\n'"
insert into table sql_loader_1
load_time sysdate,
field_2 position( 1:10),
field_1 position(11:20)
Note that the positions 11 through 20 are loaded into field_1 and positions 1 through 10 into field_2. The field load_time is filled with the current time (sysdate) of the load.
Here's the data. The name of the file (load_1.dat) had been specified with the infile statement in the control file.
load_1.dat
0123456789abcdefghij
foo bar
here comes a very long line
and the next is
short
Here i want to validate the field_1 (Numeric Datatype) since the data file contains the character value (i.e)abcdefghij

Good question for this forum:
Export/Import/SQL Loader & External Tables
Werner

Need help in writing the control file for SQLLOADER

Is it possible to error out the Sqlloader in case the data fields in the data file for a row are more than the fields stated in the control file?
i.e. My data file is something like
aaa,bbb,cc
dd,eee
And my ctl file has just 2 columns in it. Is it possible to write a control file which will cause the Sqlloader to error out?
Thanks...

Nisha,
Again I posted test example in your other post but here is how can do that
CREATE TABLE mytest111 (
   col1 NUMBER,
   col2 NUMBER,
   col3 NUMBER
LOAD DATA
TRUNCATE INTO TABLE MYTEST111
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
col1 integer external,
col2 integer external
#mytest.dat
1,2,3
1,2
SQL*Loader: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Apr 10 11:40:39 2009
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Control File:   mytest.ctl
Data File:      mytest.dat
Bad File:     mytest.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 USIUSER.MYTEST111, loaded from every logical record.
Insert option in effect for this table: TRUNCATE
TRAILING NULLCOLS option in effect
   Column Name                  Position   Len Term Encl Datatype
COL1                                FIRST     *   , O(") CHARACTER
COL2                                 NEXT     *   , O(") CHARACTER
Table MYTEST111:
2 Rows successfully loaded.
0 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:                  33024 bytes(64 rows)
Read   buffer bytes: 1048576
Total logical records skipped:          0
Total logical records read:             2
Total logical records rejected:         0
Total logical records discarded:        0
Run began on Fri Apr 10 11:40:39 2009
Run ended on Fri Apr 10 11:40:40 2009
Elapsed time was:     00:00:00.99
CPU time was:         00:00:00.06
{code}
Regards

11g Data Guard --ORA-01103: database name 'PRIM' in control file is not 'ST

Dear all,
From no mount stage i am trying to bring the db in mount stage in standby database
SQL> alter database mount standby database;
alter database mount standby database
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01103: database name 'PRIM' in control file is not 'STANDBY'
What is this problem ?
I have taken standby control from from standby database and places with datafile's and removed the orginal control file. and added this standby.ora file in parameter file also (pfile).
the Primary database name is PRIM and standby database name is STANDBY.
This is my first time doing this data guard configuration kindly let me know what i have to do at this above mentioned stage ..
Regards
Hamid

Standby DB init file
prim.__db_cache_size=536870912
prim.__java_pool_size=8388608
prim.__large_pool_size=8388608
prim.__oracle_base='F:\standby'#ORACLE_BASE set from environment
prim.__pga_aggregate_target=520093696
prim.__sga_target=771751936
prim.__shared_io_pool_size=0
prim.__shared_pool_size=209715200
prim.__streams_pool_size=0
audit_file_dest='F:\standby\admin\standby\adump'
audit_trail='db'
compatible='11.2.0.0.0'
control_files='F:\standby\oradata\standby\STANDBY.ctl'
db_block_size=8192
db_domain='AKEETECH.COM'
db_name='prim'
db_recovery_file_dest='F:\standby\flash_recovery_area'
db_recovery_file_dest_size=4039114752
diagnostic_dest='F:\standby'
dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=standbyXDB)'
fal_client='standby'
fal_server='prim'
local_listener='LISTENER_PRIM'
memory_target=1288699904
open_cursors=300
processes=150
remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
standby_file_management='auto'
undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
standby_file_management=auto
fal_server=prim
fal_client=standby
Primary Db Init file
prim.__db_cache_size=536870912
prim.__java_pool_size=8388608
prim.__large_pool_size=8388608
prim.__oracle_base='D:\Primary'#ORACLE_BASE set from environment
prim.__pga_aggregate_target=520093696
prim.__sga_target=771751936
prim.__shared_io_pool_size=0
prim.__shared_pool_size=209715200
prim.__streams_pool_size=0
*.audit_file_dest='D:\Primary\admin\prim\adump'
*.audit_trail='db'
*.compatible='11.2.0.0.0'
*.control_files='D:\Primary\oradata\prim\control01.ctl','D:\Primary\flash_recovery_area\prim\control02.ctl'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_domain='AKEETECH.COM'
*.db_name='prim'
*.db_recovery_file_dest='D:\Primary\flash_recovery_area'
*.db_recovery_file_dest_size=4039114752
*.diagnostic_dest='D:\Primary'
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=primXDB)'
*.local_listener='LISTENER_PRIM'
*.memory_target=1288699904
*.open_cursors=300
*.processes=150
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
standby_file_management=auto
fal_server=prim
fal_client=standby
Steps i have followed till now.
1) Created standby control file in primary in mount stage (STANDBY.CTL)
2) Installed 11g DB software alone in standby location
3) Shutdown the Primary DB and Taken cold back of all the other files and copied in Standby DB location (Primary in D:\ Drive and Standby in F:\ Drive )
4) Edited init parameters in Primary and standby
5) Startup no mount pfile= standby db init file ( its started )
6) SQL> alter database mount standby database; --- at this time i got the error i have mentioned above, so i have changed the db_name same in both init.ora files
7)
Up to this step i have done .. but this is all blindly.. not in clear understanding..
Kindly guide me.. step by step configuration..
Regards
Hamid

Restore from OSB. RMAN-06024: no backup or copy of the control file found

I backed up controlfile for standby on production server to OSB media:
-bash-3.00$ rman target / catalog rman/rman@emgc
Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.5.0 - Production on Tue Jan 25 15:15:33 2011
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
connected to target database: EMGC (DBID=1838014073)
connected to recovery catalog database
RMAN>
RMAN> CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARALLELISM 2 BACKUP TYPE TO COMPRESSED BACKUPSET;
RUN
ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch1 DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE';
BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE FOR STANDBY tag 'stb_ctl';
RELEASE CHANNEL ch1;
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' CLEAR;
new RMAN configuration parameters:
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARALLELISM 2 BACKUP TYPE TO COMPRESSED BACKUPSET;
new RMAN configuration parameters are successfully stored
starting full resync of recovery catalog
full resync complete
RMAN> 2> 3> 4> 5> 6>
allocated channel: ch1
channel ch1: sid=1085 devtype=SBT_TAPE
channel ch1: Oracle Secure Backup
Starting backup at 25-JAN-11
channel ch1: starting compressed full datafile backupset
channel ch1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
including standby control file in backupset
channel ch1: starting piece 1 at 25-JAN-11
channel ch1: finished piece 1 at 25-JAN-11
piece handle=1em30ngu_1_1 tag=STB_CTL comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 10.3.0.2
channel ch1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:27
Finished backup at 25-JAN-11
released channel: ch1
RMAN> list backup of controlfile;
old RMAN configuration parameters:
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARALLELISM 2 BACKUP TYPE TO COMPRESSED BACKUPSET;
RMAN configuration parameters are successfully reset to default value
starting full resync of recovery catalog
full resync complete
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
1479 Full 512.00K SBT_TAPE 00:00:18 25-JAN-11
BP Key: 1480 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: STB_CTL
Handle: 1em30ngu_1_1 Media: mf_rman-000003
Standby Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 33567224 Ckp time: 25-JAN-11
RMAN>
On standby server I try to restore this control file but there is some trouble with restore... By the way I can delete that backup piece...
-bash-3.00$ rman target / catalog rman/rman@emgc
Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.5.0 - Production on Tue Jan 25 15:34:32 2011
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
connected to target database: emgc (not mounted)
connected to recovery catalog database
RMAN> set DBID=1838014073;
executing command: SET DBID
database name is "EMGC" and DBID is 1838014073
RMAN> RUN
ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch1 DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE';
crosscheck backup of controlfile;
2> 3> 4> 5>
allocated channel: ch1
channel ch1: sid=1093 devtype=SBT_TAPE
channel ch1: Oracle Secure Backup
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=1em30ngu_1_1 recid=40 stamp=741367328
Crosschecked 1 objects
released channel: ch1
RMAN> list backup of controlfile;
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
1479 Full 512.00K SBT_TAPE 00:00:18 25-JAN-11
BP Key: 1480 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: STB_CTL
Handle: 1em30ngu_1_1 Media: mf_rman-000003
Standby Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 33567224 Ckp time: 25-JAN-11
RMAN> RUN
ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch1 DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE';
RESTORE CONTROLFILE FROM TAG 'STB_CTL';
2> 3> 4> 5>
allocated channel: ch1
channel ch1: sid=1093 devtype=SBT_TAPE
channel ch1: Oracle Secure Backup
Starting restore at 25-JAN-11
released channel: ch1
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 01/25/2011 15:35:20
RMAN-06026: some targets not found - aborting restore
RMAN-06024: no backup or copy of the control file found to restore
RMAN> RUN
ALLOCATE CHANNEL ch1 DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE';
delete noprompt backup of controlfile;
2> 3> 4> 5>
allocated channel: ch1
channel ch1: sid=1093 devtype=SBT_TAPE
channel ch1: Oracle Secure Backup
List of Backup Pieces
BP Key BS Key Pc# Cp# Status Device Type Piece Name
1480 1479 1 1 AVAILABLE SBT_TAPE 1em30ngu_1_1
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=1em30ngu_1_1 recid=40 stamp=741367328
Deleted 1 objects
released channel: ch1
RMAN>

You cannot specify a tag for a standby control file.
read here
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96566/rcmstand.htm#1002594
Edited by: Adigozalov Gurban on Jan 25, 2011 2:14 PM

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