Sqplus works well for this as long as the file is not too large.
Spooling to a file in sqlplus is quite slow. C or, ahem, Perl, are much faster. Jared - OCP and Part Time Perl Evangelist ;) On Thursday 05 September 2002 11:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It's called SQL Plus. Set the heading off, pagesize = 0, linesize = 200, > set record delimiter = ',' or '|' and set feedback off; and termout on. > This should produce an ASCII file once you supply your own query. > > RWB > > > > > > ltiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@fatcity.com on 09/05/2002 01:05:07 PM > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: > exports > > > Hello guys, > > I just blurted out my whole message in the subject line. > > Here it is again? > > Sql loader loads - what is the name of the counterpart that exports > Oracle data in plain text? > > Export and Import does not handle plain ascii - these handle their own > proprietary binary format, which utility can export Oracle data out from > an Oracle database to a plain text file in comma-delimited format? > > Thanks for any tips. > > ltiu > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: ltiu > 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still 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).
