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Porting data from text file [message #510907] Wed, 08 June 2011 05:46 Go to next message
sethumurugan
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Hi,

I have a data in text file which has around 7 laks lines. I need to import those data into a table in oracle then do some process.

Since this job is done by end user, i have created a form with the following process.





    Create a single text file from multiple flat files in client system.
    Run the application from the application server [ which is unix based ]
    once the text file is uploaded to the server, read the text file line by line and insert into the table.


The above process works perfectly in test eniviroment which I have as stand alone system. When I move this to application server and execute it, the session got killed after an hour and I got network inturpted error.

I would like to know is there any other method instead of reading line by line and insert into a table. I do not want to use the tools like sql Loader etc since I do not want my user to do lot of things.

Can anyone help me.

Sethu Murugan
Re: Porting data from text file [message #510911 is a reply to message #510907] Wed, 08 June 2011 05:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Use SQL*Loader or external table to load files.

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Re: Porting data from text file [message #510912 is a reply to message #510907] Wed, 08 June 2011 05:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What about external tables?
Re: Porting data from text file [message #510928 is a reply to message #510911] Wed, 08 June 2011 06:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
sethumurugan
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Since the user is directly going to do this task, I doubt whether SQL* loader will be use full.

I do not know about external_tables. Let me explore it. If I have any doubt let me buzz here.

Thank you
Re: Porting data from text file [message #510935 is a reply to message #510907] Wed, 08 June 2011 07:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
sethumurugan
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Am sorry.

I have not gone thru the utilities of SQL loader. I think that should be the solution for my problem.

But how to do it in the following condition.

My application server is in Unix platform
I do not have access to the live database and I do not know whether SQL loader is available or not
i do not have comma seperated files instead a fixed lenght file which will be 22 charactors continiously


Sethu

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Re: Porting data from text file [message #510937 is a reply to message #510935] Wed, 08 June 2011 07:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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If you don't want or can't use Oracle tools you have to write your own and so have to do with your programming skills.

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Re: Porting data from text file [message #510993 is a reply to message #510937] Wed, 08 June 2011 23:19 Go to previous message
sethumurugan
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Hi,

Thanks for the clue. I have done a form to use sql loader option and succeded. But need some more help to complete it which I have posted in forms section.


http://www.orafaq.com/forum/t/171939/153421/

Sethu Murugan
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