You need to provide the Control File name for running the SQL Loader. To load the data for multiple .csv files, you can, create multiple Control Files, one for each csv files and run them as and when required.
Subject: (oracle-db-l) Creating control file on SQL Loader Hi Gurus i finished my database tables now i need to load data on my tables.I use SQL Loader i know the procedure when i have to take my access table convert it to excel from excel to a .csv file.My problem is when to add a conrol file.Can anyone tell me where to get it and how to create it.Developers and DBAs get help from Oracle experts on: WHEN clause in SQL Loader control file.The datatypes (INTEGER EXTERNAL, CHAR, DECIMAL EXTERNAL) identify the datatype of data fields in the file, not of corresponding columns in the emp table. 5. Note that the set of column specifications is enclosed in parentheses. 4. After saving the control file now start SQL Loader utility by typing the following command.
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Using the STR attribute, we can specify a new end-of-line character (or sequence of characters). This allows us to create an input data file that has some special character at the end of each line.
The control file is very important to the database. Some information is stored only in the control file rather than the data dictionary. The metadata includes flashback logs, block change tracking, RMAN backups, and datafile locations. Often there are workarounds or solutions available and the control file does not need to be recreated at all.
SQL Loader Control File SQL Loader is a Oracle provided utility to load the data or records from any external systems. It can load .csv(Comma seperated values), Pipe delimited values.
SQL Loader: sql loader utility is used to load data from other data source into Oracle. STEPS TO LOAD THE DATA USING SQL LOADER. 1. Convert the Data into Flat file using third party database command. 2. Create the Table Structure in Oracle Database using appropriate data types 3. Write a Control File, describing how to interpret the flat file.