Re: Screen out records during load via trigger?

I don't have the exact syntax, but an ON INSERT trigger should be able to handle this...Its the same technique as using one to validate the entry...see the docs for usage....

"Headquarters" <headquarters_at_home.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Using Oracle Server 7.3.2.2.0. We load a table weekly from a source file
>using SQL Loader, into a table with a trigger. Is it possible to include
>logic in the trigger which will screen out records during the load? Like:
>
>IF criteria is met THEN
> do a bunch of logic
>ELSE
> don't load the row
>END IF;
>
>Or is this only possible with a WHEN clause in the Loader control file?
>Reason for asking: source file grows incrementally each week, and we'd like
>to just load current week's data, but a WHEN clause doesn't support < or >,
>only = or != (we'd like load by a date range). Any suggestions? Thanks.
>
>- Scott
>
>

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