Note that we’ve yet to say that it’s a tab delimited file. If you look back at Figure 2, you will see that we’ve answered two of the three key parameters. In Figure 6 below I am now on the second page of the data import wizard where I identify the file type and name. However this is a multi-step wizard where we’ll need to specify additional information before the table can be loaded.įigure 5: of the data import wizard. As you can now see, I am setup to initiate loading of the MOVIES table. In Figure 5 below I have now invoked Toad for Oracle’s Data Import wizard by opening the Right Hand Mouse (RHM) menu and select Import -> Data, or Main Menu -> Database->Import->Import Table Data. Now I just need to import the data into my newly created table. But we’re more than half-way home at this point.
Remember, the file is over 600 megabytes in size, so the data load will likely take a few moments. In Figure 4 below I have now created the table required to hold all the data for the IMDB movies data file. Then press the OK button to create the table and load data.įigure 3: Resulting population of table columns. You may need to modify these default choices as you know your data far better than Toad. Moreover Toad also has set each column to be optional. Note that Toad has set the default datatype to VARCHAR2 for all columns. In Figure 3 below I now have all the columns for my table. Since my file was over 600 megabytes, it took a few seconds to process.įigure 2: Method to populate the table columns to load data. Third, I chose my tab delimited text file. Second, I chose to open a file to read for the table’s column names. First I chose to check the box for display advanced features, otherwise I would not see displayed the options which will be required. Now in Figure 2 below I’m inside the create table screen. I’ll demonstrate using the Schema Browser, which is often the most common choice for this task.įigure 1: Create a new table to load data The techniques that I’ll be showing work essentially the same in both of Toad’s primary interfaces for this task: the Schema Browser and Main-Menu -> Database -> Create -> Table. In this blog I’ll review some common scenarios that facilitate easily copying Excel data to Oracle using Toad. Many business analysts strongly favor the second choice of using Toad for Oracle to self-service and load data. I then renamed that data file to movies.tsv so as not to forget what the file contains. I then unzipped the file to obtain the 606 megabyte tab delimited text file named data.tsv.
For my example, I chose to use the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) and thus downloaded the movies title basic data.
Toad for Oracle makes short work of this use case as well - how to load data from Excel into Oracle. In my recent blog titled “ Copying database data to Microsoft Excel via Toad for Oracle” I showed how easily Toad for Oracle can export data into Excel - a favorite tool of many business analysts.
This approach is quick and easy, plus Toad for Oracle integrates easily into the business analyst’s workflow. However, this process can take time – sometimes more than the business user can wait.īusiness user truly self-servicing by loading the database data themselves using a powerful tool like Quest®Toad® for Oracle, and then working with that data in Toad or some other database tool. Some very common ways they obtain such loading of the database data include:īusiness user sending a formal data load request to their information systems people to perform and deliver the loaded Oracle table. They key point is that regardless of how the business users ask, the request is essentially the same. At some point they will need to load data into an Oracle database, and thus you will often hear them make requests such as the following:
Many business analysts rely heavily upon Microsoft Excel as one of their primary sources for important business data. Are you trying to figure out how to load data from Excel into your database? The problem: load data to Oracle