CHAPTER 21Using SQL*Loader to Load Data

In the scripts provided for the practice tables, a large number of insert commands are executed. In place of those inserts, you could create a file containing the data to be loaded and then use Oracle’s SQL*Loader utility to load the data. This chapter provides you with an overview of the use of SQL*Loader and its major capabilities. Two additional data-movement utilities, Data Pump Export and Data Pump Import, are covered in Chapter 22. SQL*Loader, Data Pump Export, and Data Pump Import are described in great detail in the Oracle Database Utilities provided with the standard Oracle documentation set.

SQL*Loader loads data from external files into tables in the Oracle database. SQL*Loader uses two primary ...

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