The Load utility also copies data from an external file of various file formats such as DEL, ASC, PC/IXF and CURSOR to a database. The following table lists the differences between the Import and the Load utilities.
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Import Utility
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Load Utility
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The Import utility is slow when processing large amounts of data. This is because IMPORT command calls concurrent INSERT statements threads in the background, and it operates at row level. |
The Load utility is significantly faster than the Import utility when processing large amounts of data. This is because LOAD command writes formatted pages directly into the database table space containers. |
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Tables and associated indexes can be created from IXF format files. |
