Re: importing xls spread sheet into a table

Maz,

The import utility is used for importing data that has been exported from an Oracle Database only. There is another free utility called SQL*Loader that comes with Oracle that is used for importing text files.

Regards,
Darius

Darius Phipps
Waterfront Associates
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phone: 415-928-5164
Darius_at_WaterfrontAssociates.com

maz wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm a beginner in this newsgroup and the the oracle DB. I am trying to
> import a xls spread sheet into a table. I know I have to convert the
> file into text format and then import it. but the import utility cannot
> read the txt file. :(
>
> can someone please describe the procedure for importing? I need this
> very fast. any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanx,
>
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