This section describes the direct path loading functions.
Table 16-8 Direct Path Loading Functions
Function | Purpose |
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Terminates a direct path operation |
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Gets a specified entry in a column array |
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Sets a specified entry in a column array to a specific value |
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Gets the base row pointers for a specified row number |
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Resets the row array state |
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Converts from a column array to a direct path stream format |
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Does a data savepoint, or commits the loaded data and finishes the load operation |
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Finishes and commits the loaded data |
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Deprecated. |
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Loads the data converted to direct path stream format |
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Prepares direct path interface to convert or load rows |
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Resets the direct path stream state |
Terminates a direct path operation.
sword OCIDirPathAbort ( OCIDirPathCtx *dpctx, OCIError *errhp );
Direct path context handle.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
All state maintained by the server on behalf of the direct path operation is destroyed by a termination. For a direct path load, the data loaded prior to the terminate will not be visible to any queries. However, the data may still consume space in the segments that are being loaded. Any load completion operations, such as index maintenance operations, are not performed.
OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathLoadStream(), OCIDirPathStreamReset(), OCIDirPathDataSave()
Gets a specified entry in a column array.
sword OCIDirPathColArrayEntryGet ( OCIDirPathColArray *dpca, OCIError *errhp, ub4 rownum, ub2 colIdx, ub1 **cvalpp, ub4 *clenp, ub1 *cflgp );
Direct path column array handle.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
Zero-based row offset
Column identifier (index), the column ID is returned by OCIDirPathColAttrSet()
Pointer to pointer to column data
Pointer to length of column data
Pointer to column flag.
One of the following values is returned:
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_COMPLETE
- all data for column is present
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_NULL
- column is NULL
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_PARTIAL
- partial column data is being supplied
If cflgp
is set to OCI_DIRPATH_COL_NULL
, the cvalp
and clenp
parameters are not set by this operation.
OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(), OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayReset(), OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()
Sets a specified entry in a column array to the supplied values.
sword OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet ( OCIDirPathColArray *dpca, OCIError *errhp, ub4 rownum, ub2 colIdx, ub1 *cvalp, ub4 clen, ub1 cflg );
Direct path column array handle.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
Zero-based row offset
Column identifier (index), the column ID is returned by OCIDirPathColAttrSet()
Pointer to column data
Length of column data
Column flag. One of the following values is returned:
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_COMPLETE
- all data for column is present
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_NULL
- column is NULL
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_PARTIAL
- partial column data is being supplied
If cflg
is set to OCI_DIRPATH_COL_NULL
, the cval
and clen
parameters are not used.
This example sets the source of data for the first row in a column array to addr
, with a length of len. In this example, the column is identified by colId
.
err = OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(dpca, errhp, (ub2)0, colId, addr, len, OCI_DIRPATH_COL_COMPLETE);
OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayReset(), OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()
Gets the column array row pointers for a given row number
sword OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet ( OCIDirPathColArray *dpca, OCIError *errhp, ub4 rownum, ub1 ***cvalppp, ub4 **clenpp, ub1 **cflgpp );
Direct path column array handle.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
Zero-based row offset
Pointer to vector of pointers to column data
Pointer to vector of column data lengths
Pointer to vector of column flags
Returns pointers to column array entries for the given row. This allows the application to do simple pointer arithmetic to iterate across the columns of the specific row. This interface can be used to efficiently get or set the column array entries of a row, as opposed to calling OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet()
for every column. The application is also responsible for not de-referencing memory beyond the column array boundaries. The dimensions of the column array are available as attributes of the column array.
OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(), OCIDirPathColArrayReset(), OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()
Resets the column array state.
sword OCIDirPathColArrayReset ( OCIDirPathColArray *dpca, OCIError *errhp );
Direct path column array handle.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
Resetting the column array state is necessary when piecing in a large column and an error occurs in the middle of loading the column. Do not reset the column array if the last OCIDirPathColArrayReset()
call returned OCI_NEED_DATA
or OCI_CONTINUE
. That is, you are in the middle of a row conversion. Use OCI_DIRPATH_COL_ERROR to purge the current row for OCI_NEED_DATA
.
OCIDirPathColArrayEntryGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(), OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()
Converts from column array format to a direct path stream format.
sword OCIDirPathColArrayToStream ( OCIDirPathColArray *dpca, OCIDirPathCtx const *dpctx, OCIDirPathStream *dpstr, OCIError *errhp, ub4 rowcnt, ub4 rowoff );
Direct path column array handle.
Direct path context handle for the object being loaded.
Direct path stream handle.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
Number of rows in the column array.
Starting index in the column array.
This interface is used to convert a column array representation of data in its external format as specified by OCIDirPathColAttrSet()
to a direct path stream format. The converted format is suitable for loading with OCIDirPathLoadStream()
.
The column data in direct path stream format is converted to its Oracle internal representation. All conversions are done on the client side of the two-task interface, all conversion errors occur synchronously with the call to this interface. Information concerning which row and column that an error occurred on is available as an attribute of the column array handle.
Note that in a threaded environment concurrent OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()
operations can be referencing the same direct path context handle. However, the direct path context handle is not modified by this interface.
The return codes for this call are:
OCI_SUCCESS
- All data in the column array was successfully converted to stream format. The column array attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT
is the number of rows processed.
OCI_ERROR
- An error occurred during conversion, the error handle contains the error information. The column array attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT
, is the number of rows successfully converted in the last call. The attribute OCI_ATTR_COL_COUNT
contains the column index into the column array for the column which caused the error. A stream must always be loaded after column array to stream conversion returns OCI_ERROR
. It cannot be reset or converted to until it is loaded.
OCI_CONTINUE
- Not all of the data in the column array could be converted to stream format. The stream buffer is not large enough to contain all of the column array data. The caller should either load the data, save the data to a file, or use another stream and call OCIDirPathArrayToStream()
again to convert the remainder of the column array data. Note that the column array has internal state to know where to resume conversion from. The column array attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT
is the number of rows successfully converted in the last call.
OCI_NEED_DATA
- All of the data in the column array was successfully converted, but a partial column was encountered. The caller should load the resulting stream, and supply the remainder of the row, iteratively if necessary. The column array attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT
, is the number of rows successfully converted in the last call. The attribute OCI_ATTR_COL_COUNT
contains the column index into the column array for the column which is marked partial.
OCIDirPathColArrayEntryGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(), OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayReset()
Depending on the action requested, does a data savepoint, or commits the loaded data and finishes the direct path load operation.
sword OCIDirPathDataSave ( OCIDirPathCtx *dpctx, OCIError *errhp, ub4 action );
Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
Values for action parameter to OCIDirPathDataSave()
:
OCI_DIRPATH_DATASAVE_SAVEONLY
- to execute a data savepoint only.
OCI_DIRPATH_DATASAVE_FINISH
- to commit the loaded data and call the direct finishing function.
A return value of OCI_SUCCESS
indicates that the back-end has properly executed a data savepoint or executed the finishing logic.
Executing a data savepoint is not allowed for LOBs.
Executing the finishing logic is not the same as properly terminating the load, because resources allocated are not freed.
OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathStreamReset()
Finishes the direct path load operation.
sword OCIDirPathFinish ( OCIDirPathCtx *dpctx, OCIError *errhp );
Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
After the load has completed, and the loaded data is to be committed, the direct path finishing function is called. Finish is not allowed until all streams have been loaded, and there is not a partially loaded row.
A return value of OCI_SUCCESS
indicates that the back-end has properly terminated the load.
OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathDataSave(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathStreamReset()
Flushes a partially loaded row from server. This function is deprecated.
sword OCIDirPathFlushRow ( OCIDirPathCtx *dpctx, OCIError *errhp );
Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
This function is necessary when part of a row is loaded, but a conversion error occurs on the next piece being processed by the application. Only the row currently in partial state is discarded. If the server is not currently processing a partial row for the object associated with the direct path context, this function is basically does nothing.
OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathLoadStream()
Loads the data converted to direct path stream format.
sword OCIDirPathLoadStream ( OCIDirPathCtx *dpctx, OCIDirPathStream *dpstr, OCIError *errhp );
Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
Direct path stream handle for the stream to load.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
When the interface returns an error, information concerning the row in the column array that sourced the stream can be obtained as an attribute of the direct path stream. Also, the offset into the stream where the error occurred can be obtained as an attribute of the stream.
Return codes for this function are:
OCI_SUCCESS
- All data in the stream was successfully loaded.
OCI_ERROR
- An error occurred while loading the data. The problem could be a partition mapping error, a NULL
constraint violation, function-based index evaluation error, or an out of space condition, such as cannot allocate extent. OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT
is the number of rows successfully loaded in the last call.
OCI_NEED_DATA
- Last row was not complete. The caller needs to supply another row piece. If the stream was sourced from a column array, the attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT
is the number of complete rows successfully loaded in the last call.
OCI_NO_DATA
- Attempt to load an empty stream, or a stream which has been completely processed.
A stream must be repeatedly loaded until OCI_SUCCESS
, OCI_NEED_DATA
, or OCI_NO_DATA
is returned. For example, a stream cannot be reset if OCI_ERROR
is returned from OCIDirPathLoadStream()
.
OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathDataSave(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathStreamReset()
Prepares the direct path load interface before any rows can be converted or loaded.
sword OCIDirPathPrepare ( OCIDirPathCtx *dpctx, OCISvcCtx *svchp, OCIError *errhp );
Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
Service context.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
After the name of the object to be operated on is set, the external attributes of the column data is set, and all load options are set, the direct path interface must be prepared with OCIDirPathPrepare()
before any rows can be converted or loaded.
A return value of OCI_SUCCESS
indicates that the back-end has been properly initialized for a direct path load operation. A nonzero return indicates an error. Possible errors are:
invalid context
not connected to a server
object name not set
already prepared (cannot prepare twice)
object not suitable for a direct path operation
OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathDataSave(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathStreamReset()
Resets the direct path stream state.
sword OCIDirPathStreamReset ( OCIDirPathStream *dpstr, OCIError *errhp );
Direct path stream handle.
An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet()
for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
A direct path stream maintains the state that indicates where the next OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()
call should start writing into the stream. Normally, data is appended to the end of the stream. A stream cannot be reset until it is successfully loaded (the loading returned OCI_SUCCESS
, OCI_NEED_DATA
, or OCI_NO_DATA
).
OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathDataSave(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare()