| SQL*Loader, Referencing fillier columns [message #263548] |
Thu, 30 August 2007 05:10  |
Barry Brierley
Messages: 10
Registered: November 2004
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Hi,
Apparantly you can't reference filler columns. Is there any other way I can take two physical columns from a file and use them to decide how to populate one column on the database?
To explain: Table XXSYK_DC_OHQ_STAGING is used by a number of other processes and has a field called LOT_SERIAL. However in the file I get either a lot number or a serial number. I was going to set the lot number and serial numbers as filler fields then use a decode to decide which one to use. changing the table is not an option.
If I can't get the right I have to leave it in SmartDB (yuck), create yet another staging table, or create a trigger on the table itself. My (incorrect) control file is below.
APPEND
INTO TABLE "XXSYK_DC_OHQ_STAGING"
APPEND
FIELDS TERMINATED BY '|'
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(RECORD_NR "xxsyk_dc_ohq_staging_seq.nextval",
SOURCE constant "CONS",
SITE,
CUSTOMER_NR,
ORDER_NR,
ORDER_TYPE,
PART,
LOT_NUMBER filler,
EXPIRY_DATE,
SERIAL_NUMBER filler,
QUANTITY,
QUANTITY_SUM,
STATUS,
UNIT_MEASURE,
LD_REF filler,
SERIAL_OR_LOT "decode(:LOT_NUMBER, null, decode(:SERIAL_NUMBER,null,'None','Serial'), 'Lot')",
LOT_SERIAL "decode(:LOT_NUMBER, null, :SERIAL_NUMBER, :LOT_NUMBER)"
)
Thanks,
Barry
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| Re: SQL*Loader, Referencing fillier columns [message #263585 is a reply to message #263548] |
Thu, 30 August 2007 08:03  |
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Michel Cadot
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Registered: March 2007
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| Quote: | Apparantly you can't reference filler columns
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What was the problem? Was there any error message?...
Regards
Michel
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| Re: SQL*Loader, Referencing fillier columns [message #263600 is a reply to message #263585] |
Thu, 30 August 2007 08:37 |
Barry Brierley
Messages: 10
Registered: November 2004
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The error message I get is
SQL*Loader-291: Invalid bind variable LOT_NUMBER in SQL string for column SERIAL_OR_LOT.
Reading through the Oracle utilities manual this is because of the following:
"Filler fields can be used in field condition specifications in NULLIF, DEFAULTIF, and WHEN clauses. However, they cannot be used in SQL strings. "
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| Re: SQL*Loader, Referencing fillier columns [message #263643 is a reply to message #263619] |
Thu, 30 August 2007 10:28 |
Barry Brierley
Messages: 10
Registered: November 2004
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That doesn't help me then since I won't have server access.
It seems I can't use SQL*Loader to do any "complex" logic. I'll use SQL*Loader to load into a spare column then use a trigger to sort out the logic.
Not ideal but anything is better than SmartDB.
Thanks anyway.
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