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How to load data from a .csv file, having different name, on daily basis using sqlldr [message #229433] Sat, 07 April 2007 14:56 Go to next message
shwetabhandari02
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Hi All,
I get a .csv file on daily basis in a directory on UNIX box. Its name changes daily.
I can load the data from the .csv file into a temp table in oracle when I hard code the name of the csv file. However, as per the requirement I need to load the data from any .csv file which comes in that particular directory.
Using *.csv in ctl file does'nt work.
How else can I do this?
Your help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks and Regards,
Shweta Bhandari

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Re: How to load data from a .csv file, having different name, on daily basis using sqlldr [message #229434 is a reply to message #229433] Sat, 07 April 2007 16:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mahesh Rajendran
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Reported By: shwetabhandari02 On: Sat, 07 April 2007 17:09 In: Platforms » Unix » How to load data from a .csv file, having different name, on daily basis using sqlldr
Reason Hi, I am working on a project where i need to load data from a CSV file. It would be FTP'd on a UNIX server and would have a different name on daily. Kindly let me know how to do it. Thanks and Regards, Shweta Bhandari

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>> I hard code the name of the csv file. However, as per the requirement
You do not need to.
use 
INFILE *

in control file and specify datafile as input parameter

sqlldr user/password control=mycontrolfile data=mydatafile.dat

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Re: How to load data from a .csv file, having different name, on daily basis using sqlldr [message #229475 is a reply to message #229434] Sun, 08 April 2007 14:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
shwetabhandari02
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Thank you Mahesh,for the response and advice not to report postings. As I am a new member I did not realize this.
The option of using "INFILE *"would not work for me as need the data only from a CSV file that would be present in a particular directory. Now there would be other files as well apart from CSV file.
However, I have resolved the issue. What I am doing now is saving a copy of the CSV file with a constant name daily and then moving the original file to another directory.
Thanks and Regards,
Shweta

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Re: How to load data from a .csv file, having different name, on daily basis using sqlldr [message #229630 is a reply to message #229475] Mon, 09 April 2007 07:45 Go to previous message
Mahesh Rajendran
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>> Now there would be other files as well apart from CSV file
Not a big deal.
You can easily script the process to search for pattern of files in the directory (*.txt,*.csv, myfile*.txt, whatever) and load all files. Depends on what OS you are using.

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