When I queried the table to which SQL Loader loaded data from the .dat file, the first record in the table was the 50000th record and 49999,49998...........
Kirtikumar Deshpande <kirtikumar_deshpande@ To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> yahoo.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: Re: SQL Loader [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/02/03 11:02 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L I think the query is displaying data from the table in the order in which rows were inserted by SQL*Loader. Whereas, the query to read the same data from the external table is reading the file from the first physical record. So it appears reversed.. - Kirti Stephen Andert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Pradeep, I don't know what you mean when you say SQL*Loader is "starting from the 50,000th record and going up". If there are 50k records, are you saying it is not loading them? Or is it reading them from 50,000 then 49,999 (i.e. in revers order)? How are you determining what order they are being read? Regarding external tables, the way they work is by reading the file from the first block to either the end or till it finds what it needs. Thus, external tables will read in the order the records are in the file. I stand ready for my ramblings to be corrected by anyone who can explain better :) Stephen >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/01/03 10:35PM >>> Dear All, I don't know whether SQL Loader behaves like this always or for me only. I am loading a .dat file which has 50000 records. I noticed that S! QL loader is starting from the 50,000th record and going upwards, while external tables is starting from the 1st record and going downwards. Could somebody help me confirming this? Regards, Pradeep Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Pradeep Kumar G 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).