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  1. 11-04-2008, 09:24 AM #1
    shivam
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    Run SQL Loader without inserting data

    Hi,
    Is there a way to run SQL Loader without actually inserting records into a table?

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  2. 11-04-2008, 02:15 PM #2
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    Talking When

    Add a WHEN condition that would never be true.
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    ...use an empty source or make sure your source data is bad in a way all rows get rejected.

    Just out of curiosity, may I ask why do you want to run SQL*Loader without loading anything?
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  4. 11-06-2008, 02:18 AM #4
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    Thanks! ...actually I want to run list this 'coz I want to check the number of rows in my source file which I can't open in excel to count(excel does not load all records)...

    I thought there could be a command or something that can be written in the control file to do a mock run.

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  5. 11-06-2008, 12:12 PM #5
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    Talking wc -l

    Why not just use wc -l in unix?

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    wc -l
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