Re: how can I invoke SQLLoader with PL/SQL

in the sense of portability using utl_file within PL/SQL would be the most elegant way
to solve my problem, no doubt. for that reason it was indeed the first strategy to solve
my problem. the reasons why I want to use SQLloader now are 1) SQLloader kind of 'knows' a lot about input data files. think of the treatment

    of logical/physical records for instance, and as you mentioned, utl_file     is a kind of ... hmmm... C code level ;-)) 2) I have to do massive loads and I feer a performance lack using utl_file in

    interpreted PL/SQL. Though I must admit this is only a suggestion, I never

    really tried to load data with utl_file. has anyone? thanks for thinking about my problem,

--marcus

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>> I am looking for a somewhat smart approach to call foreign applications
>> like z.b SQLLoader from the database, similar to the host command
>> in forms. the purpose would be having running PL/SQL code in the database
>> in batch( using DBMS_job) maintaining a periodical data transfer into the
>> database.
>> i am using oracle 7.3.4 on windows NT, but I am looking for a general
>> approach that should also work on for instance any unix platform.
>> any idea?
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>The way you would do the code is different on NT and UNIX as far as i know,
>one way to do data loads is to use the UTL_FILE package this allows you to
>read files, the only problem is that it is lightly low level, so you would
>have to do a bit of coding.
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Received on Tue Sep 29 1998 - 04:56:01 CDT