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CHAPTER23Using SQL*Loader to Load Data

In the scripts provided for the practice tables, a large number of INSERT commands are executed. In place of those INSERTS, you could create a file containing the data to be loaded and then use Oracle’s SQL*Loader utility to load the data. This chapter provides you with an overview of SQL*Loader and its major capabilities. Two additional data-movement utilities, Data Pump Export and Data Pump Import, are covered in Chapter 24. SQL*Loader, Data Pump Export, and Data Pump Import are described in great detail in the Oracle Database Utilities documentation provided with the standard Oracle documentation set. ...

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