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Updateable External Tables

5/4/2005 - 10:06 am

Posted in Database, Oracle | 15 comments

Introduction
External tables were first introduced in Oracle 9i. They provide easy access, by means of SQL, to data stored in files on the file system (i.e.: outside the database). The developer only has to create a table definition, which specifies the internal structure of the file. This specification is based on the SQL*Loader API. [...]