Re: How do I load ASCII files into Oracle Tables

Born Information Services wrote:
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> You would use SQL*Loader to do that. Consult the Oracle7 Server Utility
> User's Guide.
>
> Linda
>
> Andrew Booth <andrew.booth_at_handc.btinternet.com> wrote in article
> <01bc56d5$b61232c0$c49d73c1_at_qrpaab.handc.com>...
> > Can anyone explain how I load plain ASCII files into an Oracle table?
> >

On the topic of SQL*LOADER, how do you skip fields in a comma delimited file (without using some OS utility to cut them out). eg.
"A", "B", "C", "D", "E"

FIELDS ENCLOSED BY'"'
        TERMINATED BY ',' But how to only load say fields B and D?

Thanks!
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Jonas Plumecocq
jp_at_connexus.apana.org.au

PS. Please CC-mail me a copy.Thanks! Received on Sun May 04 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT