Yeah! cat <file> | strings > myfile.txt &
sqlldr data=myfile.txt piece of cake. ;) Guaranteed to work on BLOBs, LONG RAWs regardless of NLS settings. Waleed, either you're being facetious, or missing the point, I can't tell which. If this were coming from Mladen, there would be no doubt. Jared On Thu, 2003-09-18 at 16:30, Khedr, Waleed wrote: > > Why all the interest about reading Oracle files? > > There is no magic in doing this! It does not matter how sophisticated the > server is, the data simply resides in data files. > > You can view it easily using: cat <file> | strings > > > Regards, > > Waleed > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Khedr, Waleed > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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.net -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
