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Re: Oracle 7.3.2.3 import performance

From: Joel Garry <joelga_at_pebble.ml.org>
Date: 1998/03/12
Message-ID: <6e9s83$iij$1@pebble.ml.org>#1/1

In article <6e668p$1hho$1_at_ausnews.austin.ibm.com>, Jim <jimmorgan_at_csi.com> wrote:
>I think it's horrible the Oracle does not provide an easy way to export =
>data into a comma-delimited file, like every other database on the =
>planet does. You can create a comma-delimited file by using SQL*PLUS =
>and the spool command, but you have to turn off all of the headings, =
>page breaks, etc to get it to work.
>
>This is especially stupid since Oracle does support loading their tables =
>with comma-delimited files. So they make it easy to switch your =
>database to Oracle but difficult to switch your database away from it.
>
>I'd recommend getting the book 'Oracle for Dummies' which actually gives =
>an example of how to do this.

It is so trivial to do that the complaint is pretty silly.

It's only a problem when you are already out of time because the import is taking too long.

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Received on Thu Mar 12 1998 - 00:00:00 CST

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