Product Description

Despite the wide availability and use of SQL*Loader, few Oracle DBAs and developers know how powerful it really is. This book describes all of SQL*Loader's functions, including how to construct the necessary control files, load different types of data, and get the best performance. It covers the newest SQL*Loader features in 2001 - the loading of large object (LOB) columns and the new object types (nested tables, varying arrays, and object tables).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #516131 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Oracle SQL*Loader: The Definitive Guide certainly lives up to the promise of its title. What this book doesn't tell you about Oracle's high performance data loading utility is unlikely to be found elsewhere--from the possible permutations of command line syntax and options to the fine detail of what each option means.

This book serves both as an introduction to SQL*Loader and as an in-depth reference to its use and behaviour. Having said that, it's perhaps debatable whether the relatively straightforward SQL*Loader merits the treatment it receives here and it's likely that the single chapter coverage in the Oracle Utilities manual, or any number of Oracle DBA reference books, will suffice for the average or occasional SQL*Loader user.

However, it will be a useful addition to the bookshelf of the regular SQL*Loader user, or for those where getting the most out of SQL*Loader is an issue. --Michael O'Connor

Review
'Wow the title hits it bulls-eye - The Definitive Guide. - A humongous effort went into the book and the examples. It's another one for the desk, always to hand. Bravo Well Done" plomax@oriole.com

Karen Gillingham, Williamsburg Macromedia User Group, August 2002
It is a good book to refer to, for beginners as well as for experienced professionals.

Customer Reviews

Just what it says on the cover
It does seem to be exactly what it says - a definitive guide to using sql loader. It's just a pity that I found it after about 6 weeks of muddling through trying to get what I needed to do done. If you are ever likely to want to use sql loader - then this book will get you started, finished, and show you a few tricks that will make the application do just what you want. It's also well written, which helps ;).