TRUNCATE truncates all rows first and will conflict with con-
straints. Truncation destroys all rows without the option to rollback.
APPEND adds to the end of files without removing existing data.
Loading Multiple Tables
Figure 13.8 clearly shows control file syntax for loading data into more than
one table at once, using a single input datafile.
Field Definitions
Field definitions in the control file can be defined using positioning or spe-
cific datatypes and size. The first example below splits data into separate
columns using positions on each line, assuming fixed-length records of
course:
LOAD DATA
INTO TABLE table1 ...
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