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Oracle SQL*Loader: The Definitive Guide
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Author: Jonathan Gennick, Sanjay Mishra
List Price: $34.95
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ISBN: 1565929489
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates (15 April, 2001)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 80,406
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
Comprehensive info on SQL Loader all in one place
I searched through several manuals and guides on Oracle only to discover that very few cover the SQL Loader tool in great detail. This book does so, and in a way that's fairly easy to read. It is a huge benefit over the sparse 2-3 pages of documentation you'll typically find elsewhere.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Start with this book and then go to the Oracle Docs
This is the place to start if you want to know about SQL*Loader. The authors do a great job on covering how to use SQL*Loader and all the little nuances that it has. They also sprinkles in some good advise on how to handle situation that will probably come up when you use SQL*Loader. The back cover of the book indicates that it is updated for Oracle 9i. I have a little reservation about that because the book was written with an early release of Oracle 9i (it states so on page xii and xii). Bottom line: start with this book for the easy read and clear explanations. Then go to the Oracle 9i doc for the updates like the Control File being expanded to include new parameters.
Rating: 4 out of 5
A Nice Introduction to SQL Loader
This is a good book for anyone needing or wanting to learn more about SQL Loader. The book begins by laying the foundation for SQL Loader and discussing "The Mysterious Control File". After that it discusses the two types of files that can be loaded - fixed lenght and delimited files. With the basics covered, the authors turn to error recovery and advanced features such as selective loading and direct path loads. After reading this book, you should have a good idea of what SQL Loader can and cannot do along with some of the finer points of when to and not to use SQL Loader. A knowledge of Oracle SQL is really all that is required to understand the material presented. This book is a must have for any shop using Oracle for their database.
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