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load xml file with SQL Loader

Experts,

I want to import an XML file into Oracle using SQL Loader and then extract data once it's loaded. I've found some examples but I cant get it to work.

My xml file is -- ReturnFile.xml (I've attached a sample)

CREATE TABLE XML_INPUT
(
RAWXML XMLTYPE
)

My Contol File looks like this:

OPTIONS ( DIRECT=TRUE)
LOAD DATA
INFILE '\\dw2\e$\data\ARDENT\Milliman\Output File\Return_File.xml'

INTO TABLE "JVO0"."XML_INPUT"
APPEND
XMLTYPE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
(
RAWXML LOBFILE(ReturnFile) TERMINATED BY EOF
)

When I run from the command line:

sqlldr jvo0/pw@company direct=true, control=C:\XML.CTL, log=c:\XML.LOG

I get this error:
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 9.
Expecting "(" , found "XMLTYPE".

Any assistance is appreciated.
ReturnFile.xml

slightwv (䄆 Netminder)

Check the docs:
docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28369/xdb25loa.htm#autoId5

I was able to load your file with:

OPTIONS ( DIRECT=TRUE)
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
INTO TABLE TAB1
APPEND
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
(
fill filler char(1),
RAWXML LOBFILE(CONSTANT '\\dw2\e$\data\ARDENT\Milliman\Output File\Return_File.xml'
) TERMINATED BY EOF
)
begindata
0

jvoconnell

ASKER

Thank you very much. Do I have to also change the datatype for the column? I get a sql loader error 418-bad datafile datatype for column RAWXML

slightwv (䄆 Netminder)

I used your create table script. I ran it against 10.2.0.3.

What is your Oracle version (all 4 numbers)?

jvoconnell

ASKER

10.2.0.4

slightwv (䄆 Netminder)

I didn't try it using UNC. I saved the file to a local disk.

For grins, can you copy the file locally and remove '\\dw2\e$\data\ARDENT\Milliman\Output File\Return_File.xml'?

jvoconnell

ASKER

copying the return_file.xml to the C: and using this syntax in the control still produces the error

OPTIONS ( DIRECT=TRUE)
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
INTO TABLE XML_INPUT
APPEND
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
(
fill filler char(1),
RAWXML LOBFILE(CONSTANT 'Return_File.xml'
) TERMINATED BY EOF
)
begindata
0

slightwv (䄆 Netminder)

Is the database you are loading into also 10g or might it be 9i?

askTom actually has a cleaner version and talks about this error but also says it is fixed in 10g.

http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:738791653185

Here is the updated control file base on the askTom link:

OPTIONS ( DIRECT=TRUE)
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
INTO TABLE TAB1
APPEND
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
(
lob_file filler char(50),
RAWXML LOBFILE(lob_file) TERMINATED BY EOF
)
begindata
q.txt

jvoconnell

ASKER

Thanks for the help. It really is appreciated. I'm going to keep plugging away.

I looked at the askTom page you sent. I changed the datatype in the table from XMLTYPE to CLOB. THen tried the loader and got an error to use Trailing Null Cols in ctl file. When adding that I received sqlldr error 462 "error inserting LOB into column RAWXML" and error 646 "lob set to empty in column RAWXML"...and I get two empty rows

So it looks like changing the datatype to clob wasn't going down the right path.

I am using 10G but the sql loader is release 9.2.0.1 (i don't know if that has anything to do with it)

Thanks for the time.

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slightwv (䄆 Netminder)

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jvoconnell

ASKER

I can't believe I missed that. Very embarrasing. Thank you for the help....again!!!

slightwv (䄆 Netminder)

No problem. Glad to help.

I mis-read ALL the time!