Helps to create an external table to a dashboard

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• create an external table based on local drive

  Hello world

  Is it possible to create an external table and that it points to a file on my local drive?

  It is perhaps a silly question. I'm sorry.

  Thank you

  Lydiea

  In addition to the response of William Robertson (which is correct), if you do not have a way to make the server access to your local disk, you can use sql loader on your local computer to load the data into an actual table.

• Creating the external Table - length fixed

  I was responsible for importing data in fixed length of a text file in an oracle table. To do this, I create an external Table. I'm finally at the point where the script works to create the table, but when I run a statement select for ' select * from external table ', I have received only a single line/record (the first line of the text file).
  
  This is what the script looks like:
  CREATE TABLE EXT_MD
  (
  AR_SID VARCHAR2 (12),
  AR_SSN VARCHAR2 (4).
  AR_LASTNAME VARCHAR2 (29),
  AR_FIRSTNAME VARCHAR2 (27),
  AR_RACE VARCHAR2 (1).
  DATE OF AR_DOB,
  NA_LASTNAME VARCHAR2 (29),
  NA_FIRSTNAME VARCHAR2 (27),
  NA_SEX VARCHAR2 (1).
  ID_FBI_ID VARCHAR2 (9).
  AR_ARR_DATE VARCHAR (26).
  AR_PRIMARY_CHARGE VARCHAR2 (35),
  DEM_STREET_NBR VARCHAR2 (5).
  DEM_STREET_NAM VARCHAR2 (10),
  DEM_STREET_SFX VARCHAR2 (2),
  DEM_STREET_DIR VARCHAR2 (2),
  DEM_CITY VARCHAR2 (10),
  DEM_STATE VARCHAR2 (2),
  DEM_ZIP VARCHAR2 (5).
  AR_TRACK_NUM VARCHAR2 (12),
  DEM_ORI VARCHAR2 (9)
  )
  EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION
  (TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
  THE DEFAULT DIRECTORY EXT_DIR
  ACCESS SETTINGS
  (
  RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE
  BADFILE EXT_DIR: 'ext_bag.bad'
  EXT_DIR LOG file: 'ext_good.log'
  FIELDS
  MISSING FIELD VALUES ARE NULL
  (
  AR_SID(1:12) CHAR (12),
  AR_SSN(13:16) CHAR (4),
  AR_LASTNAME(17:45) TANK (29),
  AR_FIRSTNAME(46:72) TANK (27),
  AR_RACE(73:73) CHAR (1),
  AR_DOB(74:83) CHAR(10) DATE_FORMAT DATE MASK "YYYY-MM-DD"
  NA_LASTNAME(84:112) TANK (29),
  NA_FIRSTNAME(113:139) TANK (27),
  NA_SEX(140:140) CHAR (1),
  ID_FBI_ID(141:149) CHAR(9),
  AR_ARR_DATE(150:175) TANK (26),
  AR_PRIMARY_CHARGE(176:210) CHAR (35),
  DEM_STREET_NBR(211:215) CHAR (5),
  DEM_STREET_NAM(216:225) CHAR(10),
  DEM_STREET_SFX(226:227) CHAR (2),
  DEM_STREET_DIR(228:229) CHAR (2),
  DEM_CITY(230:239) CHAR(10),
  DEM_STATE(240:241) CHAR (2),
  DEM_ZIP(242:246) CHAR (5),
  AR_TRACK_NUM(247:258) CHAR (12),
  DEM_ORI(259:267) TANK (9)
  )
  )
  LOCATION ("daily.txt")
  )
  REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED;
  
  That's what part of the log file looks like:
  
  For table EXT_MD field definitions
  Record format DELIMITED BY newline
  Data in file have same "endianness" as platform
  Rows with all null fields are accepted
  
  Fields of the Data Source:
  
  AR_SID TANK (12)
  Position of the record (1: 12)
  Cut the whites of right
  AR_SSN CHAR (4)
  Position of the record (13: 16)
  Cut the whites of right
  etc (shows the rest of the columns with similar message) then at the end of the log file
  
  Transformations of columns
  ROWID
  
  Date table EXT_MD Cache statistics
  Maximum size: 1000
  Entries: 1
  Hits: 0
  Rate: 0
  
  Assistance or management will most certainly be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
  
  Published by: zephyr223 on March 25, 2013 10:47

  Hello
  Which characters do you have in your data file that define the "line break".

  Oracle documentation:

  If DELIMITED BY NEWLINE is specified, then the actual value used is platform-specific. On UNIX platforms, NEWLINE is assumed to be "\n". On Windows NT, NEWLINE is assumed to be "\r\n".
  

  you have these 'hidden' characters in your folder or are they something else?

  Kind regards
  Harry

• Creating the external Table to alert log

  Hello
  
  I create an external table in oracle database 11g for the alert log file monitoring (to find the ORA errors), I used this statement to create an external table
  
  Create the directory TESTForAlertLog as 'E:\oracle\product\10.2.0\admin\db\bdump '.
  
  create table Alert_Log)
  Message varchar2 (30),
  Date of the day
  )
  (external) Organization
  type oracle_loader
  Default directory TESTForAlertLog
  (settings) access
  records delimited by newline
  fields ended by ',' possibly framed by "" "
  missing field values are null
  (
  "Message."
  'DAY' DATE 'DD MM YYYY ".
  )
  )
  location ("alert_db.log")
  )
  reject limit unlimited;
  
  Output is
  
  DAY OF MSG
  
  ORACLE V10.2.0.1.0 - Production vsnsta = 0
  ORACLE V10.2.0.1.0 - Production vsnsta = 0
  ORA-1109 marked during: ALTER DATABASE CLOSE NORMAL...
  ORA-00313: open failed for the members of the group log 1 of thread 1
  ORA-00312: thread 1 1 online journal: ' E:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\db\REDO01. JOURNAL"
  ORA-27041: could not open the file
  ORA-00313: open failed for the members of the Group of newspapers wire 2 1
  ORA-00312: wire 2 1 online journal: ' E:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\db\REDO02. JOURNAL"
  ORA-27041: could not open the file
  ORA-00313: open failed for the members of Group 3, Journal of thread 1
  ORA-00312: wire 3 1 online journal: ' E:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\db\REDO03. JOURNAL"
  ORA-27041: could not open the file
  ORACLE V10.2.0.1.0 - Production vsnsta = 0
  ORACLE V10.2.0.1.0 - Production vsnsta = 0
  
  But I need the eyes of output like this
  
  
  DAY OF MSG
  
  ORACLE V10.2.0.1.0 - Production vsnsta = 0 lun 22 dec 13:10:48 2008
  ORACLE V10.2.0.1.0 - Production vsnsta = 0 lun 22 dec 13:10:48 2008
  ORA-1109 marked during: ALTER DATABASE CLOSE NORMAL...
  ORA-00313: open failed for the members of the group log 1 of thread 1
  ORA-00312: thread 1 1 online journal: ' E:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\db\REDO01. JOURNAL"Mon dec 22 13:10:48 2008
  ORA-27041: could not open the file
  ORA-00313: open failed for the members of the Group of newspapers wire 2 1
  ORA-00312: wire 2 1 online journal: ' E:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\db\REDO02. JOURNAL"Mon dec 22 13:10:48 2008
  ORA-27041: could not open the file
  ORA-00313: open failed for the members of Group 3, Journal of thread 1
  ORA-00312: wire 3 1 online journal: ' E:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\db\REDO03. JOURNAL"Mon dec 22 13:10:48 2008
  ORA-27041: could not open the file
  ORACLE V10.2.0.1.0 - Production vsnsta = 0
  ORACLE V10.2.0.1.0 - Production vsnsta = 0
  
  I need the message and time of the message occurred
  
  No idea... is it possible to get this output...
  
  
  Thank U very much
  
  Concerning
  
  SHAN

  Read this - he explains how:
  http://www.singleQuery.com/2007/02/read-the-alert-log-with-SQL/

• Create an external table to import csv to dynamic action

  Hello
  
  I'm trying to import data from a csv file into a table. The csv is located on the server and I try to do an external table to copy its contents to the master data table.
  I can't even save the code, without this error:

  PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "CREATE" when expecting one of the following:
  ( begin case declare exit for goto if loop mod null pragma raise return select update
  while with <an identifier> <a double-quoted delimited-identifier> <a bind variable>
  << continue close current delete fetch lock insert open rollback savepoint set sql execute
  commit forall merge pipe purge

  It works very well in the SQL Developer.

  CREATE TABLE  "DATA_CSV" 
     (     "C1" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C2" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C3" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C4" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C5" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C6" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C7" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C8" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C9" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C10" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C11" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C12" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C13" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C14" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C15" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C16" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C17" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C18" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C19" VARCHAR2(255), 
       "C20" VARCHAR2(255)
     )
      ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
      (
        TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
        DEFAULT DIRECTORY FTP_FOLDER
        ACCESS PARAMETERS (
          records delimited BY newline
          fields terminated BY ';'
          optionally enclosed BY '"'
          lrtrim
          missing field VALUES are NULL
        )
      LOCATION ('foo.csv')
      );
  {code}
  
  The server I work on, runs on Apex 4.2.2.
  
  Thanks in advance, for your help
  Skirnir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

  
  

• Help with permission of external table

  Hello world
  
  I use OBIEE 11.1.1.6.
  
  I have installation MSAD authentication via RPD and each user is able to connect to Analytics.
  
  And there is an external table in the database where I have all the users and their groups (all users in MSAD are in this table)
  
  I created the called session variable GROUP so that these groups of users for approval.
  
  I have created groups on the front with accurate names appearing in the external table.
  
  But I can not configure the required privileges
  
  each user is to see all the reports and the subjects.
  
  I have to create application roles with accurate names like group names in RPD?
  
  I have to create groups in the weblogic console?
  
  Please help me in this regard.

  Hello

  Will have the opportunity to create new roles to application in the console (Application Strip) where you will find roles like BIConsumer, BIAuthor...

  Kind regards
  Srikanth

• Create an external table fails

  I'm trying to map a trace file in an external table ' but I get the error message "missing the key word."
  

  set verify off
  
  create or replace directory 'TRACE_DIR' as '/db_home/oracle/product/diag/rdbms/test/dtms_t/trace';
  
  column id new_value os_user;
  SELECT sys_context('USERENV', 'OS_USER') id FROM DUAL;
  
  BEGIN
        EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'alter session set tracefile_identifier = &os_user' ; 
  END;
  /
  
  column tracefile_loc new_value tracefile
  select SUBSTR(tracefile_loc,INSTR(tracefile_loc,'/',-1)+1) tracefile_loc
  from
   ( select value ||'/'||(select instance_name from v$instance) ||'_ora_'||
                (select spid||case when traceid is not null then '_'||traceid else null end
                      from v$process where addr = (select paddr from v$session
                                                   where sid = (select sid from v$mystat
                                                                where rownum = 1
                                                               )
                                                  )
                ) || '.trc' tracefile_loc
     from v$parameter where name = 'user_dump_dest'
   )
  /
  
  jbrock@ddtms_t> CREATE TABLE trace_ext
    2                     (line varchar2(80)
    3                     )
    4       ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
    5       (
    6         TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
    7         DEFAULT DIRECTORY trace_dir
    8         ACCESS PARAMETERS
    9         (
   10           records delimited by newline
   11           missing field values are null
   12           ( line
   13           )
   14         )
   15         LOCATION (&&tracefile)
   16       )
   17       REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED;
         LOCATION (ddtms_t_ora_9101_JBROCK.trc)
                                              *
       
  ERROR at line 15:
  ORA-00905: missing keyword

  Hello

  JimmyB wrote:

  ... jbrock@ddtms_t> CREATE TABLE trace_ext
  2                     (line varchar2(80)
  3                     )
  4       ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
  5       (
  6         TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
  7         DEFAULT DIRECTORY trace_dir
  8         ACCESS PARAMETERS
  9         (
  10           records delimited by newline
  11           missing field values are null
  12           ( line
  13           )
  14         )
  15         LOCATION (&&tracefile)
  16       )
  17       REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED;
  LOCATION (ddtms_t_ora_9101_JBROCK.trc)
  *
  
  ERROR at line 15:
  ORA-00905: missing keyword
  

  The location must not be single-quotes? For line 15, try

  LOCATION ('&&tracefile')
  

• Creating an external Table using Xml Dataset - how to include null values?

  The script below works fine, but I'm fails as soon as the xml file does not contain a column for a line, or has the value as "< ACTUAL_FLAG / >.
  
  Is there way I can show the missing values as null?
  
  With the help of "missing field is null values" does not work for me.
  
  Any help would be appreciated.
  
  
  < < < < < < < < < <
  / * Formatting on the 2010-05-24 14:53:01 (v5.136.908.31019 PS5) * /.
  DROP TABLE ENE_GL_SAP_TEMP;
  
  CREATE TABLE ENE_GL_SAP_TEMP
  (
  status VARCHAR2 (50).
  number of ledger_id (15),
  set_of_books_id NUMBER (15),
  accounting_date DATE,
  CURRENCY_CODE VARCHAR2 (15).
  Date_Created DATE,
  created_by NUMBER (15),
  actual_flag VARCHAR2 (1).
  user_je_category_name VARCHAR2 (25).
  user_je_source_name VARCHAR2 (25).
  Segment1 VARCHAR2 (25).
  Segment2 VARCHAR2 (25).
  segment3 VARCHAR2 (25).
  segment4 VARCHAR2 (25).
  segment5 VARCHAR2 (25).
  segment6 VARCHAR2 (25).
  segment7 VARCHAR2 (25).
  entered_dr NUMBER,
  entered_cr NUMBER,
  accounted_dr NUMBER,
  accounted_cr NUMBER,
  Reference1 VARCHAR2 (100)
  )
  EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION
  (
  TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
  THE DEFAULT DIRECTORY ENE_SOLAR_FTP_IN_DIR
  ACCESS SETTINGS
  (
  records delimited by ' < / GL_REC >.
  BadFile "temp.bad."
  logfile "temp.log.
  fields)
  
  filler TANK (2000) TERMINATED BY "< GL_REC >,"
  status (50) tank surrounded by '<>STATUS' and ' < / STATUS >. "
  ledger_id char (15), framed by '< LEDGER_ID >' and ' < / LEDGER_ID >, "
  set_of_books_id char (15), framed by '< SET_OF_BOOKS_ID >' and ' < / SET_OF_BOOKS_ID >, "
  accounting_date char (11), framed by '< ACCOUNTING_DATE >' and ' < / ACCOUNTING_DATE >, "
  Char (15) currency_code framed by '< CURRENCY_CODE >' and ' < / CURRENCY_CODE >. "
  tank (11) Date_Created framed by '< DATE_CREATED >' and ' < / DATE_CREATED > "date_format DATE mask MON/dd/yyyy". "
  created_by char (12), framed by '< CREATED_BY >' and ' < / CREATED_BY >. "
  actual_flag char (1) surrounded by '< ACTUAL_FLAG >' and ' < / ACTUAL_FLAG >, "
  user_je_category_name tank (25), framed by '< USER_JE_CATEGORY_NAME >' and ' < / USER_JE_CATEGORY_NAME >, "
  user_je_source_name tank (25), framed by '< USER_JE_SOURCE_NAME >' and ' < / USER_JE_SOURCE_NAME >, "
  tank (25) Segment1 framed by '< SEGMENT1 >' and ' < / SEGMENT1 >. "
  tank (25) Segment2 framed by '< SEGMENT2 >' and ' < / SEGMENT2 >. "
  tank (25) segment3 framed by '< SEGMENT3 >' and ' < / SEGMENT3 >. "
  segment4 tank (25), framed by '< SEGMENT4 >' and ' < / SEGMENT4 >, "
  tank (25) segment5 framed by '< SEGMENT5 >' and ' < / SEGMENT5 >, "
  segment6 tank (25), framed by '< SEGMENT6 >' and ' < / SEGMENT6 >, "
  segment7 tank (25), framed by '< SEGMENT7 >' and ' < / SEGMENT7 >. "
  entered_dr char (15), framed by '< ENTERED_DR >' and ' < / ENTERED_DR >, "
  entered_cr char (15), framed by '< ENTERED_CR >' and ' < / ENTERED_CR >, "
  accounted_dr char (15), framed by '< ACCOUNTED_DR >' and ' < / ACCOUNTED_DR >, "
  accounted_cr char (15), framed by '< ACCOUNTED_CR >' and ' < / ACCOUNTED_CR >, "
  tank (100) of reference1 framed by '< REFERENCE1 >' and ' < / REFERENCE1 >.
  
  
  
  )
  )
  LOCATION ("books2.xml")
  )
  PARALLEL
  REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED;
  
  
  Select * from ENE_GL_SAP_TEMP;
  
  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

  Hello

  It's funny, I never thought of parsing an XML through SQL * Loader before.

  Are you aware of the XML DB features? They are intended only for what you are doing here.

  Also, please look at function XMLTable. It allows you to directly map your XML file in columns and relational rows.

  For example, by giving an example of file "book.xml" like this:

  
  
   
    1
    2
    ABC
    DEF
   
   
    1
    3
    XYZ
    TTT
   
  
  

  Then, just do:

  SELECT *
  FROM XMLTable(
   '/GL_RECS/GL_REC'
   passing xmltype( bfilename('XML_DIR','book.xml'), nls_charset_id('CHAR_CS') )
   columns
    status varchar2(50) path 'STATUS',
    ledger_id varchar2(15) path 'LEDGER_ID',
    segment1 varchar2(25) path 'SEGMENT1',
    segment2 varchar2(25) path 'SEGMENT2'
  );
  

• Please help me with the external table

  I have a file in/home/UserA/xtern /.
  employee_report.csv
  chmod 777/home/UserA/xtern /.
  chmod 777 /home/userA/xtern/employee_report.csv
  
  the content of the file is:
  001, Hutt, Jabba, 896743856, [email protected], 18
  002, Simpson, Homer, 382947382, [email protected], 20
  003, Kent, Clark 082736194, [email protected], 5
  004, kid, Billy, 928743627, [email protected], 9
  005, stranger perfect 389209831, [email protected], 23
  006, Zoidberg, Dr 094510283, [email protected], 1
  
  
  I then
  create or replace directory xtern_data_dir
  as ' / home/UserA/xtern;
  
  Grant read, write on directory xtern_data_dir to the public;
  
  create table xtern_empl_rpt
  (empl_id VARCHAR2 (3),)
  VARCHAR2 (50) last_name,.
  first name varchar2 (50).
  SSN varchar2 (9).
  email_addr varchar2 (100),
  years_of_service number (2.0)
  )
  external organization
  (TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
  the default directory xtern_data_dir
  access settings
  (
  records delimited by newline
  -BADFILE "xtern_data_dir': ' employee_report.bad '.
  -LOGFILE ' xtern_data_dir': ' employee_report.log '.
  BADFILE "employee_report.bad."
  LOGFILE "employee_report.log".
  fields completed by «,»
  )
  location ('employee_report.csv')
  );
  
  When I run
  Select * from xtern_empl_rpt;
  
  I got the error:
  ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEOPEN legend
  ORA-29400: data cartridge error
  KUP-00554: error occurred when parsing the access settings
  KUP-01005: syntax error: found 'minussign': expected an of: "badfile, bigEndian, characterset, column, data, delimited, discardfile, output, fields, set, load, logfile, language, nodiscardfile, nobadfile, nologfile, date_cache, transformation, TailleLue, chain, skip, territory, variable.
  KUP-01007: line 2, column 1
  ORA-06512: at "SYS." ORACLE_LOADER', line 19
  ORA-06512: at line 1
  29913 00000 - "error in the execution of %s legend".
  * Cause: The execution of the specified legend caused an error.
  * Action: Examine the error messages take appropriate measures.
  
  the sample is mixed
  http://www.orafaq.com/node/848
  http://www.orafaq.com/Forum/t/5808/2/

  Hello

  Lose the 2 lines commented for BAD and ellaborate it should work fine.

  SQL> create or replace directory xtern_data_dir
  as '  2  
  
  SQL> create or replace directory xtern_data_dir
    2  as '/home/oracle';
  
  Directory created.
  
  SQL> grant read,write on directory xtern_data_dir to public;
  
  Grant succeeded.
  
  SQL> conn scott/TIGER
  
  SQL> create table xtern_empl_rpt
    2  ( empl_id varchar2(3),
    3  last_name varchar2(50),
    4  first_name varchar2(50),
    5  ssn varchar2(9),
    6  email_addr varchar2(100),
    7  years_of_service number(2,0)
    8  )
    9  organization external
   10  (TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
   11  default directory xtern_data_dir
   12  access parameters
   13  (
   14  records delimited by newline
   15  BADFILE 'employee_report.bad'
   16  LOGFILE 'employee_report.log'
   17  fields terminated by ','
   18  )
   19  location ('employee_report.csv')
   20  ) ;
  
  Table created.
  
  SQL> select * from xtern_empl_rpt;
  
  EMP LAST_NAME
  --- --------------------------------------------------
  FIRST_NAME                                         SSN
  -------------------------------------------------- ---------
  EMAIL_ADDR                               YEARS_OF_SERVICE
  ---------------------------------------- ----------------
  001 Hutt
  Jabba                                              896743856
  [email protected]                                   18
  
  002 Simpson
  Homer                                              382947382
  [email protected]                                   20
  
  003 Kent
  Clark                                              082736194
  [email protected]                                 5
  
  004 Kid
  Billy                                              928743627
  [email protected]                               9
  
  005 Stranger
  Perfect                                            389209831
  [email protected]                                  23
  
  006 Zoidberg
  Dr                                                 094510283
  [email protected]                               1
  
  6 rows selected.
  

• Create an external Table - KUP-04020

  11.2.0.1.0 64-bit
  
  

  ...  ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
      (TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
       DEFAULT DIRECTORY ext_tab_dir
       ACCESS PARAMETERS
         (RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE
            FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED BY '"'
            (... {code}
  
  
  {code}ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEFETCH callout
  ORA-29400: data cartridge error
  KUP-04020: found record longer than buffer size supported, 524288, in c:\ext_tables\nff.csv{code}
  
  When opening up the data for examination, the records are delimited with LF, and not CRLF.  
  Would this be picked up with delimiter NEWLINE, or should I use something else?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

  To resolve this problem, change the delimiter CHARACTERSET and reviews

  ex:
  saves the delimiter character > record delimiter '\n '.

  Add in the parameters of access CHARACTERSET 'utf8 '.

• creating an external table

  Hello
  
  I made an excel csv file, but some of the columns of the excel file are null, so I did type .dat
  and when I try: select *.
  from caen:
  
  I get this error:
  
  Error at startup on line 2 of the command:
  Select *.
  Caen
  Error report:
  SQL error: ORA-29913: error in executing ODCIEXTTABLEFETCH legend
  ORA-30653: reject limit reached
  29913 00000 - "error in the execution of %s legend".
  * Cause: The execution of the specified legend caused an error.
  * Action: Examine the error messages take appropriate measures.
  
  I also have a comma after each line FRO this .dat file.
  Can you help me to import this file?
  
  Thank you

  Some of your data values seem to have a comma in the data:

  Cultivarea cerealelor (exclusiv orez), plantelor leguminoase si aplantelor producatoare de seminte oleaginoase
  Cultivarea legumelor si a pepenilor, a radacinoaselor si tuberculilor
  Cultivarea fructelor arbustilor fructiferi, capsunilor, nuciferilorsi a altor pomi fructiferi
  Cultivarea condimentelor, plantelor aromatice, medicinale si aplantelor de uz farmaceutic
  

  I suggest that you change your data file if you can so that text fields are surrounded with double quotes.

• Creating external Tables using the EXECUTE IMMEDIATE in PL/SQL

  Hi guys,.
  
  I am trying to create an external Table using the EXECUTE IMMEDIATE in a procedure and I managed to compile and no errors were generated. But when I try to run it from sql using the exec command I get the following error:
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ERROR on line 5:
  ORA-00911: invalid character
  ORA-06512: at "GEO. TEST_DDL', line 4
  ORA-06512: at line 5
  
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  I tried to check the whole statement to create the external table, but I can't find where is the error. Surprisingly, if I simply run the command table create external on sqlplus it works, but not a procedure.
  
  If anyone can help with ideas or experience?
  
  Geoffrey Kossami

  The error means that there is an identifier somewhere that starts with a nonalphanumeric. This is a typical mistake of editing. A procedure compiles correctly is not of course because the underlying dynamic sql running is OK. Which of course only be resolved when you try to run it.

  There is certainly a problem with the text you provide to be run as a piece of dynamic sql code. You should try to watch it with dbms_output and run this code in sqlplus. But your problem is with the code you run as dynamic PL/SQL, it is not itself compilable.

  Jack

• Create the external data with dates table

  I have a CSV file that looks a little like this:
  
  abcuser,12345,5/12/2012,5,250.55
  xyzuser, 67890, 5/1/2012,1,50
  ghjuser, 52523, 1 January 00
  
  When I create the external table, then question him, I get an error of date:
  
  CREATE TABLE xtern_ipay
  (
  username VARCHAR2 (50).
  acctNbr NUMBER 20 (0)
  datelastused DATE,
  number_rtxns NUMBER (12: 0).
  amtused NUMBER (12: 0)
  )
  external organization (TYPE oracle_loader DEFAULT directory "XTERN_DATA_DIR"
  (Settings) ACCESS
  records delimited BY newline completed fields BY ',')
  release location ("SubscriberStatistics.csv") limit) UNLIMITED;
  
  The error I see in the newspaper of rejection:
  For table XTERN_IPAY field definitions
  Record format DELIMITED BY newline
  Data in file have same "endianness" as platform
  Rows with all null fields are accepted
  
  Fields of the Data Source:
  
  USERID CHAR (255)
  Completed by «,»
  Trim whitespace same as SQL Loader
  ACCTNBR CHAR (255)
  Completed by «,»
  Trim whitespace same as SQL Loader
  DATELASTUSED CHAR (255)
  Completed by «,»
  Trim whitespace same as SQL Loader
  NUMBER_RTXNS CHAR (255)
  Completed by «,»
  Trim whitespace same as SQL Loader
  AMTUSED CHAR (255)
  Completed by «,»
  Trim whitespace same as SQL Loader
  column in treatment of DATELASTUSED error in the row 1 for the g:\externaltables\SubscriberStatistics.csv data file
  ORA-01858: a non-digit character was found here where was waiting for a digital
  column in treatment of DATELASTUSED error in line 2 to the g:\externaltables\SubscriberStatistics.csv data file
  ORA-01858: a non-digit character was found here where was waiting for a digital
  column in treatment of DATELASTUSED error on line 3 for the g:\externaltables\SubscriberStatistics.csv data file
  ORA-01858: a non-digit character was found here where was waiting for a digital
  
  
  Any ideas on that? I know I must tell oracle the date on the external file format, but I can't understand it.
  

• With the help of external Tables

  HELO - I have a few questions regarding the use of external tables, as I have not worked with them before.
  
  From what I read, looks like they are more intended instead of SQL Loader, to simply load the data. But I was wondering if they are also used for queries. I ask because we usually create temporary tables to load the data provided by the company and we then attach this information to our main tables. The file that we just received is more 3 million lines, so I was wondering if it might be appropriate to use an external table and also, I can query this external table directly or will it still my temporary table as well.
  
  In addition, it's the syntax that I found to create an external table and I was wondering if something escapes me.
  

  SQL> create table xtern_empl_rpt
    2      ( empl_id varchar2(3),
    3        last_name varchar2(50),
    4        first_name varchar2(50),
    5        ssn varchar2(9),
    6       email_addr varchar2(100),
    7        years_of_service number(2,0)
    8      )
    9      organization external
   10      ( default directory xtern_data_dir
   11        access parameters
   12        ( records delimited by newline
   13          fields terminated by ','
   14        )
   15        location ('employee_report.csv')  
   16    );

  I appreciate all the comments...
  
  Thank you!
  Christine

  Hello

  Based on what I read

  It would be good to know what you have read sofar and where...

  I can query this external table directly

  Yes, once you have created.
  An external table allows to process a file as if it were a table.
  Don't forget that you can query only, you can not the update/delete/insert in an external table.

  You can find many examples by searching on this forum,
  or http://asktom.oracle.com
  (for example: http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0:::P11_QUESTION_ID:6611962171229))
  or http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/9i/ExternalTables9i.php
  or the Oracle Documentation @ http://tahiti.oracle.com

• ORA-29913 for external table on Windows 7

  Hello

  Please help with the following problem.

  I installed Oracle 11 g on Windows 7 Pro workstation and have created an external table.

  I'm getting an ORA-29913 when I select.

  What I did is given below.

  create the directory imp_files as 'C:\app\user\admin\orcl\dpdump\'-'C:\orcl_work '.
  ;

  drop table people
  ;
  create table people)
  first name varchar2 (250).
  VARCHAR2 (250) last_name,.
  hire_date date,
  number of salary
  )
  (external) Organization
  type oracle_loader
  the default directory data_pump_dir
  (settings) access
  records delimited by newline
  BadFile data_pump_dir: 'pers1%a_%p.bad' /*'pers.bad'*/
  data_pump_dir log file: "pers1%a_%p.log" /*'pers.log'*/
  fields termintated by ' |'
  missing field values are null
  (first_name, last_name, hire_date 'dd.mm.yyyy' format mask, salary)
  )
  location ("pers_table1.txt")
  )
  reject limit unlimited
  ;

  Hello

  you completed wrongly spelt...

  Try to fix that and try again.

  See you soon,.

  rich