In that case you could create a procedure owned by the data owner that does the truncate, grant execute on the procedure to the data loader, and use SQL*Plus to call the truncate procedure before the SQL*load starts.
> -----Original Message----- > Stefan Jahnke > > .. and there is another scenario to use replace. As you > mention it, that's > what we do, too ;). The package owner (who owns the > transformation packages) > also does the load, so we use replace here, since I didn't feel like > granting DROP ... to the package user or use the data owner > to do the load. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jacques Kilchoer 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).
