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SQL*Loader Syntax Diagrams

The SQL*Loader DDL diagrams (sometimes called railroad diagrams) use standard SQL syntax notation. For more information about the syntax notation used in this chapter, see the PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference and the Oracle9i SQL Reference.

The following diagrams of DDL syntax are shown with certain clauses collapsed (such as pos_spec). These diagrams are expanded and explained further along in the appendix.

Options Clause

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Load Statement

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infile_clause

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os_file_proc_clause

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concatenate_clause

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into_table_clause

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field_condition

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delim_spec

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full_fieldname

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termination_spec

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enclosure_spec

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oid_spec

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sid_spec

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field_list

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d_gen_fld_spec

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ref_spec

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init_spec

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bfile_spec

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filler_fld_spec

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scalar_fld_spec

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lobfile_spec

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pos_spec

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datatype_spec

The syntax for datatype_spec is as follows:

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col_obj_fld_spec

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collection_fld_spec

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nested_table_spec

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varray_spec

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sdf_spec

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count_spec

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