UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi all

I need to input values in a .csv file into my Oracle table running in Unix, I wonder what would be the command to do so...


The values are recorded in an excel file and I tried using a formatted text file to do so but failed because one of the field is simply too large to fit in the spreadsheet cell (the info in the cell is 300 char wide but an excel file only permits the cell to be 255 max), if I export the file in formatted text, this field cannot be exported.

Hence I am thinking of converting the excel file into a .csv and ftp to my Unix server and load it in, but I don't know the script to do that.

I am using a HP 9000 machine running HPUX.

Quite important to know what version of interactive SQL you have set up on this box? I.e. mysql, isql etc..... These are database commands through an interactive sql language..so you'll need to tell us what type you use before we can help.

Thanks for your reply, I'm using SQL Plus from Oracle

Okay - next question.... I assume that the table already exists.....correct?

And is the format of the data in the csv file the same as is required for the table.....i.e. is it char - or int...and does it match the table requirements for the fields?

Also - does every field in the file go directly into a field in the table....

i.e.

File:
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i
a1,b1,c1,d1,e1,f1,g1,h1,i1

Table:
column1 (char(2)
column2 char(2)
...etc....

You will need to have the file data formatted into the same as the table..i.e. they may need speech marks around the values for char fields..... give me a bit more and there is a simpleish answer that I can show you if you answer these questions.

Yup you are rite, the table is already there...

For the info in the csv file it's all char. and they do match requirements for the table

Also, every field goes directly into a field in the same sequence to a column in the table.

Instead of csv could I use a pipe | to seperate the fields? would that be easier?

Once again thanks a lot for your time and efforts

Commas are fine for this..as you specify the delimiter.

It's quite a convoluted process.... but you use the sqlldr command.

Try and follow this link...it will explain it better than I could....

Let me know if this lets you do it okay.http://www.oakbrooktech.com/tutorial..._lesson_22.htm