Ken, If you are using 8i, then you can use the 'filler' fields. In this case the control file would look something like below(considering the fields are terminated by a comma and the table has columns a, b and c)
load data infile 'myfile' into table mytable fields terminated by ',' (a char, b char, f3 filler char, f4 filler char, f5 filler char, f6 filler char, .... f42 filler char, c char ) If you are not using 8i, then you can not avoid an intermediate table, or use OS level tools to chop off the unwanted fields. HTH, - Kirti -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 4:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I have an input file that is delimited and contains 43 fields of various widths. I need to load only 3 fields into a DB table of 3 columns. 2 of the fields are at the beginning of the record and 1 is the very last field in the record. How can I load only these 3 cols and ignore the other 40 cols I don't need without having to use an intermediate table? Thanks, Ken Janusz, CPIM Database Conversion Lead Sufficient System, Inc. Minneapolis, MN -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ken Janusz INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Deshpande, Kirti INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
