A SQL*Loader Syntax Diagrams

The SQL*Loader syntax diagrams (sometimes called railroad diagrams or DDL diagrams) use standard SQL syntax notation. For more information about the syntax notation used in this appendix, see the Oracle Database 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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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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dgen_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

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datatype_spec_cont

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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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