RE: How to load text file into database table

From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:53:34 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004D532E.20020920085334@fatcity.com>

David - If the file is in just the format you show, my first impulse would be to use the perl script language to get it into a form that sqlldr could easily read. Perl is available on all platforms, including Windows. If you get ambitious, Perl can even directly insert the values into Oracle. Jared Still, the manager of this list has just published a book on that aspect.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=0E2CIPD0W 9&isbn=0596002106

Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com <mailto:dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com>

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I have a text file and need to load it into database table using sqlldr utility. Is there a way to load a text file? I know how to load csv file but not text file.

Below is text file format.

Date: Wed Aug 29 10:43:53 CDT 2001
Name: Paris By Night
Email: xyz_at_testing.com
Phone: 202-333-4444
Location: Washington, DC
Equipment needing to access: EMS, , , , , Reason: Not working

I want to above data into useraccount table which has following columns.

date
username
email
phone
location
equipment
reason

Thanks in advance,
David

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