Re: I created a data extraction tool

your email is right ??? keeps bouncing back... I 'd like a copy

rchin_at_panix.com

psaunder_at_comcen.com.au

Patrick Saunders wrote in message
<7bfe00fe.0306121748.13b86335_at_posting.google.com>...
>hello there,
>Something people here might be interested in.
>Over the years I desired a tool that could extract data from target
>tables, recursively navigating through a schema, and generate insert
>statements for the the purpose of populating a test schema.
>
>Well, I gave up waiting and wrote a first cut using perl-dbi. I would
>like to know if other people would like to use this program.
>
>Quick description of program:
>1.Write relationship file that describes relationships between tables
>and the columns you wish to use. These don't need to be key columns,
>you choose what you know is meaningful.
>
>2.Run the script, telling it the starting table with initial criteria.
>
>The program will generate INSERT statements, or call oracle EXP to
>generate export files if you know you have LOB columns in your tables.
>
>I am considering re-writing this as a java program to make it more
>user friendly.
>
>Please tell me if other people interested in using this and I will
>either release the perl code or recode in java, or better yet, point
>me where towards this program already exists! :)
>
>Regards,
>
>Patrick.
Received on Fri Jun 13 2003 - 15:08:46 CDT