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Are you also aware that you can use SQL*Plus to create flat files? &nbsp;Simply spool your output after specifying some formatting options. &nbsp;Or is this too slow? &nbsp;Is an OCI app faster?
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Are you also aware that you can use SQL*Plus to create flat files?  Simply spool your output after specifying some formatting options.  Or is this too slow?  Is an OCI app faster?

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I've been using toad for 6 months and never even thought of using it for exports. It's very fast and just what I needed.
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I've been using toad for 6 months and never even thought of using it for exports. It's very fast and just what I needed.

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Does anyone know of a free / shareware sql unloader for creating flat files fast? I am after something that doesn't use ODBC or similar as it's too slow. Preferably written using OCI? 
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Does anyone know of a free / shareware sql unloader for creating flat files fast? I am after something that doesn't use ODBC or similar as it's too slow. Preferably written using OCI? 

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Oracle is an object-relational database management system. It supports a large number of languages and application development frameworks. Its primary languages are SQL, PL/SQL and Java, but it also includes support for C and C++. Oracle also has its own enterprise modules and application server software.