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• Loading metadata from planning to the oracle table

  Hello
  
  I'm trying to load a metadata dimension of planning to oracle table.we are on 10.1.3
  
  I chose LKM SQL for SQL to load source for staging and IKM SQL for SQL add to load from the staging to the target.
  
  I got the below error
  
  0: null: java.sql.SQLException: Driver must be specified
  java.sql.SQLException: Driver must be specified
  at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsConnection.a (SnpsConnection.java)
  at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsConnection.t (SnpsConnection.java)
  at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsConnection.connect (SnpsConnection.java)
  at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsQuery.updateExecStatement (SnpsQuery.java)
  at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsQuery.executeQuery (SnpsQuery.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.execCollOrders (SnpSessTaskSql.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTaskTrt (SnpSessTaskSql.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSqlC.treatTaskTrt (SnpSessTaskSqlC.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTask (SnpSessTaskSql.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessStep.treatSessStep (SnpSessStep.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.treatSession (SnpSession.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.DwgCommandSession.treatCommand (DwgCommandSession.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.DwgCommandBase.execute (DwgCommandBase.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.e.i (e.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.h.y (h.java)
  at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.e.run (e.java)
  at java.lang.Thread.run (unknown Source)
  
  Please suggest...
  
  Thank you

  If you want to use the dimension essbase as a source, then you'll need extract the size of a target using the 'LKM Hyperion Essbase METADATA to SQL.
  It would be also possible to go directly to the planning of the relational tables in the applications, but you must have an understanding of how they work.

  See you soon

  John
  http://John-Goodwin.blogspot.com/

• Update SQL Server Oracle Table

  Hello
  
  I have a doubt, Im working with a database in oracle 10g and found a trouble trying to update a SQL Server database with a BPM system that retrieve data from the Oracle database... my question is...
  
  How can I update the SQL database every 8 hours with the new information inserted into the Oracle database... I tried using OpenQuery but shows the AMT ORA-12514: listener
  
  I'll apreciate any help

  ORA-12514 is one of the most common misconfiguration problems reported on the web. Go to google and you will find 33 800 hits. Thousands of containing the solution to your problem.

  Troubleshooting and the solution is also written on a large number of times on metalink.

  But I have to say to transfer data from Oracle to SQL Server makes no sense. You already have a copy of data in a location secured with the data integrity guaranteed. Instead of move... buy a report generator and work with it in place.

• transfer of data from the sql for oracle server

  Can we use the tools datapumps or oracle exp in oracle to transfer data from oracle to sql server database? Is it possible to do through the use of these tools expdp or exp in oracle. Create oracle dump files and import them to sql server?
  I know there are third-party tools for the same. but I'm just curious?

  No, these tools cannot be used for the transfer of data from oracle to sql server. The two write files in an oracle proprietary format, that they not fixed data or sql scripits files.

• Reading SQL Server from Oracle table

  Hello

  Oracle 11.2.0.1

  Windows XP Prof Edition

  After you create the DSN name DPO when I tried to connect the database sql server 2005 Enterprise edition on the same PC, I failed to establish connectivity.

  Here's what I did:

  C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur > type %oracle_home%\network\admin\listener.ora

  listener.ora # Network Configuration file: C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\listener.ora

  # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

  SID_LIST_LISTENER =

  (SID_LIST =

  (SID_DESC =

  (SID_NAME = CLRExtProc)

  (ORACLE_HOME = C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1)

  (= Extproc PROGRAM)

  (ENVS = "EXTPROC_DLLS=ONLY:C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\bin\oraclr11.dll")

  )

  (SID_DESC =

  (SID_NAME = opd)

  (ORACLE_HOME = C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1)

  (PROGRAM = dg4odbc)

  )

  )

  LISTENER =

  (DESCRIPTION_LIST =

  (DESCRIPTION =

  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = CIP)(KEY = EXTPROC1521))

  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = newserver4) (PORT = 1521))

  )

  )

  ADR_BASE_LISTENER = C:\app\Administrator

  C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur > type %oracle_home%\network\admin\tnsnames.ora

  tnsnames.ora # Network Configuration file: C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\tnsnames.ora

  # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

  ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA =

  (DESCRIPTION =

  (ADDRESS_LIST =

  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = CIP)(KEY = EXTPROC1521))

  )

  (CONNECT_DATA =

  (SID = CLRExtProc)

  (PRESENTATION = RO)

  )

  )

  LISTENER_ORCL =

  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost) (PORT = 1521))

  ORCL =

  (DESCRIPTION =

  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = newserver4) (PORT = 1521))

  (CONNECT_DATA =

  (SERVER = DEDICATED)

  (SERVICE_NAME = orcl)

  )

  )

  DPO =

  (DESCRIPTION =

  (ADDRESS_LIST =

  (ADDRESS =

  (PROTOCOL = TCP)

  (HOST = newserver4)

  (PORT = 1521)

  )

  )

  (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = opd))

  (HS = OK)

  )

  C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur > type %oracle_home%\network\admin\sqlnet.ora

  sqlnet.ora # Network Configuration file: C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\sqlnet.ora

  # Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

  # This file is actually generated by netca. But if customers can opt for

  # install 'Software Only', this file does not exist and without the native

  authentication #, they will not be able to connect to the database on NT.

  SQLNET. AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS)

  NAMES. DIRECTORY_PATH = (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)

  C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur > lsnrctl status

  LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production 31 December 2013 18:26:13

  Copyright (c) 1991, 2010, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

  Connection to (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC) (KEY = EXTPROC1521)))

  STATUS of the LISTENER

  ------------------------

  Alias LISTENER

  Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production

  Start date December 31, 2013 18:05:31

  Uptime 0 days 0 h 20 min 43 sec

  Draw level off

  Security ON: OS Local Authentication

  SNMP OFF

  Listener parameter File C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\listener.ora

  C:\app\administrator\diag\tnslsnr\newserver4\listener\alert\log.XML log listener

  Summary of endpoints listening...

  (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC1521ipc)))

  (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = tcp)(HOST=newserver4) (PORT = 1521)))

  Summary of services...

  Service 'CLRExtProc' has 1 instance (s).

  Instance of 'CLRExtProc', status UNKNOWN, has 1 operation for this service...

  "Opd" service has 1 instance (s).

  Instance "opd", status UNKNOWN, has 1 operation for this service...

  Service "orcl" has 1 instance (s).

  Instance "orcl", State LOAN, has 1 operation for this service...

  Service 'orclXDB' has 1 instance (s).

  Instance "orcl", State LOAN, has 1 operation for this service...

  The command completed successfully

  C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur > tnsping DPO

  AMT Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production 31 December 2013 18:26:29

  Copyright (c) 1997, 2010, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

  Use settings files:

  C:\app\Administrator\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\sqlnet.ora

  TNSNAMES adapter used to resolve the alias

  Try to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP) (HOST = newserver4) (PORT = 1521))) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = opd)) (HS = OK))

  OK (40 msec)

  C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur > type %oracle_home%\hs\admin\initopd.ora

  # This is an example of initialization file of the agent that contains the HS settings

  # necessary for the database to ODBC gateway

  #

  # HS init parameters

  #

  HS_FDS_CONNECT_INFO = DPO

  HS_FDS_TRACE_LEVEL = off

  #

  # Required for the non-Oracle system environment variables

  #

  #set < varenv > = < value >

  C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur > sqlplus scott/tiger

  SQL * more: Production release 11.2.0.1.0 on Mar 31 18:27:18 dec 2013

  Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

  Connected to:

  Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production

  With partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

  SQL > drop database link DPO;

  Database link dropped.

  SQL > create DPO link database to connect to 'his' identified by 'girish' using 'opd ';

  Database link created.

  SQL > select count (*) in the ny@opd;

  Select count (*) in ny@opd

  *

  ERROR on line 1:

  ORA-28500: connection between ORACLE and a non-Oracle system has sent this message:

  [Microsoft] [ODBC driver manager] Name of data source not found and no default value

  specified driver {IM002}

  ORA-02063: preceding 2 lines of OPD

  SQL > exit

  Disconnected from the database to Oracle 11 g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - Production

  With partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

  C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur >

  PS: I do not know why I am not able to see my question above on the forum of heterogeneous connectivity , while the thread was generated:https://community.oracle.com/thread/2616787

  Thanks and greetings

  Girish Sharma

  Something new I learned today (32-bit and 64-bit): name not found and no data source driver by default specified - Dev Articles

• Remove duplicates from the oracle table using 2 columns

  Hello

  I need to remove the duplicates of an oracle table based on 2 columns in the table.i tried to remove duplicates using the join, but get the error like sql error ora-00933

  Thank you

  Hello

  Here's one way:

  DELETE FROM table_x

  WHERE ROWID NOT IN)

  SELECT MIN (ROWID)

  FROM table_x

  Col_1, col_2

  );

  I hope that answers your question.

  If this isn't the case, please post a small example data (CREATE TABLE and only relevant columns, INSERT statements), and the results you want from this data.

  In the case of a DML operation (for example, REMOVE) the sample data should show what look like the paintings before the DML, and results will be the content of the or the tables changed after the DML.

  Explain, using specific examples, how you get these results from these data.

  Always say what version of Oracle you are using (for example, 11.2.0.2.0).

  See the FAQ forum: Re: 2. How can I ask a question on the forums?

• Loading data from SQL to Essbase table

  Hello

  I'm loading data from SQL to Essbase table by using a rules file. Number of rows in the source table is 7 million. I use the SUNOPSIS MEMORY ENGINE as area transit, LKM SQL for SQL and SQL IKM for Hyperion Essbase (DATA).

  Question:

  1 can I not use any other LKM as MSSQL for MSSQL (PCBS) to load data to the staging instead of LKM SQL for SQL? What I have to change the transit area then? Loading data using LKM SQL for SQL seems quite slow.

  2 it is mandatory to use LKM SQL for SQL, can someone please tell me what I can change to make this quick support parameters?

  3. is it compulsory to use the SUNOPSIS MEMORY engine loading data from SQL server to Essbase?

  Thank you...

  (1) Yes, I highly recommend watching using a KM which uses native as database technology these will usually be more efficient than the generic (like LKM SQL for SQL) KM especially when large volumes of data are involved. Your staging will change depends on where you organize data for example if you are using a SQL server specific KM as - MSSQL for MSSQL (PCBS) - you must have a lay-by available on a MSSQL database and have access to the utility of PCBS.

  (2) it is not mandatory to use this KM you can use a KMs supported by your database technology

  (3) it is absolutely not obligatory to use the SUNOPSIS MEMORY engine. This should only be used when you have relatively small amounts of data, as well as all the processes in memory, or in the case where you have no other relational technology to perform the staging on. However, in your case to use wherever you are processesing these large volumes of data you should be staged on a physical such as SQL Server or Oracle database if they are available.

• MySQL-&gt; table using SQL Developer Oracle

  Greetings,

  Currently, I am a (student) temporary employee who is responsible for the migration of the MySQL database of a company to their new (gr 11, 2) Oracle database.

  So far, I use SQL Developer, because I learned a few minor techniques with this application.

  I have tried different methods for the migration, including those of the Oracle (Migration of MySQL) page

  I however got no positive results with most of the methods.

  -J' have established a connection to the MySQL database Oracle database aswell, within SQL Developer

  Now, so far, I've copied manually (right click on the table, copy to Oracle) 90% of the tables from the MySQL to Oracle database successfully.

  However, these tables contain only about 5% of the data. The problem is in the 2 tables that actually have a decent amount of records.

  FOR INFO:

  File 1: 75MB file .csv, ~150.000 records (individual records contain all select queries, where the size)

  File 02:50 MB of files .csv, ~2.200.000 records

  My previous attempts to use the same copy for Oracle option to right click on one of the two largest tables resulted in the following error:

  The table of queries down. Message: java.io.IOException: IO error: socket read timed out

  My first action to prevent this error has been to add a second file data to the current storage space, giving it 200M maxsize.

  Okay it's coming, my real questions!

  This could be a possible solution to avoid the error mentioned earlier to return?

  What other issues are possible in case of failure?

  Uses an external table to a faster and more effective method?

  (The reason for which I have not yet tried external tables is because I had no SYS (TEM) privileges, so anything that requires privileges, I first have to discuss with my superior).

  Any help is appreciated! Although my next answer is maybe not earlier that come Monday 17.

  Welcome, Brent

  Hello

  I just discovered there is a csv Import Wizard in sqldeveloper also - don't know if you tried?

  tables in the destination database (oracle) - right-click and choose Import data - this will bring you in a Wizard of csv.

  However, I think that due to the volumes of data it may have similar problems.

  sqlldr is probably your best choice - it's pretty simple once you find a decent example - it seems to cover the basics of ok - Oracle SQL Stuff (for example): SQL-Loader: the tutorial step by step - example 1 (CSV file)

  See you soon,.

  Rich

• Import from CSV file into oracle using pl/sql - sql loader 3.1

  Hello
  
  I am trying to learn how to import a CSV file in an oracle table. I tried the import utility in SQL Loader, but it generates specific lines of code to import each line. I would like a loop to go through the CSV file stored on my local disk and transferred it to my table.
  
  I tried the following, but not luck
  DOWNLOAD THE DATA
  INFILE 'sample_csv.csv '.
  IN THE TEST TABLE
  FIELDS TERMINATED BY ', '.
  ;

  951716 wrote:
  Hello

  I am trying to learn how to import a CSV file in an oracle table. I tried the import utility in SQL Loader, but it generates specific lines of code to import each line. I would like a loop to go through the CSV file stored on my local disk and transferred it to my table.

  line-by-line is slow by slow.
  PL/SQL will be NEVER faster than simple SQL
  INSERT INTO MYTABLE SELECT * FROM EXTERNAL_TBL;

  http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/External_table

• How to count the number of columns in an oracle table using sql

  How to count the number of columns in an oracle table using sql

  You must put the name of the table in capital letters

  As

  SELECT COUNT(1)
    FROM user_tab_columns
  WHERE table_name = 'EMP';
  
  or
  
  SELECT COUNT(1)
    FROM user_tab_columns
  WHERE table_name = UPPER('Emp');
  

  Concerning
  Arun

• bipublisher Oracle borrowed from a sql database 2005

  Hello

  I am trying to connect to a database of SQL with Oracle BI Publisher 2005 and it fails due to lack of MSSQL jar files - I tried to download them from your site.

  I got the info from the site:

  http://www.databasejournal.com/features/Oracle/article.php/3810266/connecting-Oracle-BI-Publisher-to-SQL-Server.htm

  I found this link on the above site, it asked me to download Jar files on the site below:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=07287b11-0502-461A-B138-2aa54bfdc03a&displaylang=en

  Here's the Jar are files I got the below:

  § sqljdbc4.jar

  § sqljdbc.jar

  And jar files required for me to be able to connect to the DB SQL are:

  § msbase.jar

  § msutil.jar

  § mssqlserver.jar

  If possible can you please send the above mentioned Jar files or send me the link from where I can download them.

  Hello

  You will need to either post on the TechNet, or the Oracle support help page.

  http://social.msdn.Microsoft.com/forums/en/category/SQLServer/

• Cannot access SQL more from other than the Oracle users

  Hello

  I installed Oracle 11 g R2 on Red Hat 6. My problem is that I can't access sqlplus from other than the oracle users.

  I put the PATH, the ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID to the correct values.

  Session1

  Connect as: oracle

  [email protected] password:

  Last login: Sun Aug 24 01:24:46 192.168.202.1 2014

  [oracle@localhost ~] $ echo $PATH

  /usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Home/Oracle/bin:/Home/Oracle/app/Oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/bin

  [oracle@localhost ~] $ echo $ORACLE_HOME

  /Home/Oracle/app/Oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1

  [oracle@localhost ~] $ echo $ORACLE_SID

  ORCL

  [oracle@localhost ~] $ sqlplus

  SQL * more: Production release 11.2.0.1.0 Sun Aug 24 03:17:32 2014

  Copyright (c) 1982, 2009, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

  Enter the user name:

  Session2

  Connect as: nada

  [email protected] password:

  Last login: Sun Aug 24 02:31:49 192.168.202.1 2014

  [prithwish@localhost ~] $ export PATH=$PATH:/home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/bin

  [prithwish@localhost ~] $ export ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1

  [prithwish@localhost ~] $ export ORACLE_SID = orcl

  [prithwish@localhost ~] $ echo $ORACLE_HOME

  /Home/Oracle/app/Oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1

  [prithwish@localhost ~] $ echo $ORACLE_SID

  ORCL

  [prithwish@localhost ~] $ echo $PATH

  /usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Home/Prithwish/bin:/Home/Oracle/app/Oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/bin

  [prithwish@localhost ~] $ sqlplus

  -bash: sqlplus: command not found

  I guess that I could not access sqlplus as the Nada the user has no access to X11R6

  [prithwish@localhost ~] $ cd...

  [Host prithwish@localhost] $ ls - ltr

  Total 8

  drwx-. 30 oracle oinstall 4096 23 August 23:51 oracle

  drwx-. Nada Nada 4096 24 August to 02:33 27 Mathieu

  [Host prithwish@localhost] $

  My question is, although quite stupid, that double

  (1) I have to change the permissions of the directory oracle of 755 for any other user to access the sqlplus?

  (2) why is the user directory under the folder created with permissions of 700, even when the umask is set to 002? Change the permissions of the directory under/Home oracle will cause security problems?

  My apologies for being naïve. It's the first time I installed Oracle under UNIX

  Kind regards

  Prithwsh

  Actually, the default procedure is NOT to install oracle to X11R6, but in/opt/oracle. or maybe/usr/local/oracle.

  This is what you're going to be recommended in the installation documentation, and in doing so, don't forget to run rootpre.sh and root.sh, I never had security problems and could run Oracle from any account.

  Sybrand Bakker

  Senior Oracle DBA

• problem loading data from oracle table excel table / oracle

  Hi all
  
  I'm working on the form of data transformation 2 different sources to a target table only oracle.
  My first source - excel sheet.
  2nd source - oracle table.
  
  Creation of data servers, dsn(for excel), reversing everything done very well.
  When I try to display the data there is a problem.
  
  EXCEL - serial number column is displayed as 1.0,2.0,.3.0 etc. need 1,2,3,4,5...
  Oracle tables-> after that reverse it does not display the data types for the selected columns.
  
  I am not able to create a join and run.
  Help, please.
  
  Thank you
  Chaitanya.

  Hello

  Just a thought, why not u cast TO_NUMBER to the interface mapping for the serial number column?

  Thank you
  Guru

• Erase history Table every 6 months - see my excerpt from PL/SQL

  The following code clears table history employed every 6 months. The code below is run properly, I'm just trying to do
  you don't know if there is an error in logic or not, I'm not, but I want to confirm with you.
  

  -- This table holds delete date that deletes records from employee and customer history tables
  CREATE TABLE historyDeletionDate (deleteHistoryDate DATE);

  CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE clear_emphistory
  IS
     dateOfDeletion DATE;
  BEGIN
     BEGIN
        SELECT deleteHistoryDate
          INTO dateOfDeletion
          FROM historyDeletionDate;
     EXCEPTION
        WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
           dateOfDeletion := SYSDATE;
     END;
  
     IF TRUNC(dateOfDeletion) <= TRUNC(SYSDATE) THEN
        EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'truncate table CUSTOMERHISTORY';
        EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'PURGE RECYCLEBIN';
        UPDATE historyDeletionDate SET deleteHistoryDate = ADD_MONTHS(SYSDATE, 6);
     END IF;
  END;
  /

  Hello

  It seems wrong to me: clear and effective.

  Production code must have a few comments. Pretend that someone (someone you love) must support your work without training on your code. That this person would find useful?

  Instead of a single line, an array of columns just to hold the next regular deleteHistoryDate, consider having a multi-line and 2-column table that is also a newspaper when the destruction was actually done. You might have a scheduledDate column that came when labor is schduled and a completedDate column that is initially EMPTY, but filled in when the work is completed. The Babu query would be:

  SELECT  scheduledDate
    INTO  dateOfDeletion
    FROM  historyDeletionDate
   WHERE  completedDate     IS NULL;
  

• Need help to load the data from the Excel data to oracle tables

  I need to load an Excel worksheet to the Oracle table.
  
  The worksheet contains 20 columns, the first 8 columns contains basic information, but the rest 12 columns contains info like
  1stQtr_08, 2ndQtr_08, 3rdQtr_08, 4thQtr_08
  1stQtr_09, 2ndQtr_09, 3rdQtr_09, 4thQtr_09
  1stQtr_10, 2ndQtr_10, 3rdQtr_10, 4thQtr_10
  
  So what I have to do is:
  
  break only one record (with 20 fields) in Excel to 3 files for each fiscal year in the Oracle table for each record in the database table will look like
  
  8 base field + fiscal_year + 1stQtr_08, 2ndQtr_08, 3rdQtr_08, 4thQtr_08
  8 base field + fiscal_year + 1stQtr_09, 2ndQtr_09, 3rdQtr_09, 4thQtr_09
  8 base field + fiscal_year + 1stQtr_10, 2ndQtr_10, 3rdQtr_10, 4thQtr_10
  
  There are about 10000 rows in the data file, so how can I use sqlldr to perform this task? beside sqlldr, other good suggestions?
  
  THX

  External tables is just an API Oracle sqlloader. If you are about to load this data over and over again, the external tables would be a good idea, but if it's a one time thing, sqlldir is more simple, unless you want to just learn to use external Tables.

  I used to run a data warehouse, so I did it, the less similar to what you do in the past.