Invoking SQL*Loader

Invoking SQL*Loader

                                          Invoking SQL*Loader

On Unix systems, the command used to invoke SQL*Loader is sqlldr. On Windows systems running Oracle8i, release 8.1 or higher, the command is also sqlldr.

The command to execute SQL*Loader is as follows:

sqlldr USERID = <username>/<password> CONTROL = <control file name> LOG = <log file name>….

Issuing the sqlldr command by itself results in a list of valid command-line parameters being displayed. Command-line parameters are usually keyword/value pairs, and may be any combination of the following:

USERID = {username[/password] [@net_service_name]|/} Specifies the username and password to use when connecting to the database.

CONTROL = control_ file_name  Specifies the name, which may include the path, of the control file. The default extension is .ctl.

LOG = path_ file_name Specifies the name of the log file to generate for a load session. You may include a path as well. By default, the log file takes on the name of the control file, but with a .log extension, and is written to the same directory as the control file.

BAD = path_ file_name Specifies the name of the bad file. You may include a path as part of the name. By default, the bad file takes the name of the control file, but with a .bad extension, and is written to the same directory as the control file.

DATA = path_ file_name Specifies the name of the file containing the data to load. You may include a path as part of the name. By default, the name of the control file is used, but with the .dat extension.

DISCARD = path_ file_name Specifies the name of the discard file. You may include a path as part of the name. By default, the discard file takes the name of the control file, but it has a .dis extension.

Other Parameters are:

DISCARDMAX=logical_record_count

SKIP=logical_record_count

SKIP_INDEX_MAINTENANCE={TRUE | FALSE}

SKIP_UNUSABLE_INDEXES={TRUE | FALSE}

LOAD=logical_record_count

ERRORS=insert_error_count

ROWS=rows_in_bind_array

BINDSIZE=bytes_in_bind_array

SILENT=[(]keyword[,keyword...][)]

DIRECT={TRUE | FALSE}

PARFILE=path_file_name

PARALLEL={TRUE | FALSE}

READSIZE=bytes_in_read_buffer

FILE=database_datafile_name