What is the difference between the SQL Loader and IMPORT
utilities?

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What is the difference between the SQL Loader and IMPORT utilities?..

Answer / kunal sain

Sql loader can import data from any flat files
where as import command import data from exported file.

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What is the difference between the SQL Loader and IMPORT utilities?..

Answer / ramesh

SQL Loader and IMPORT are ORACLE utilities

SQL Loader is used to Load the Data from Delimiter Seperted
files and files with fixed and Vaariable width Text
One can also use plsql functions and procedures to load
desired foramtted data


Import is the Utility that can only tool that understands
Oracle Export Utility used to manke logical backup against
Database/Schemas

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What is the difference between the SQL Loader and IMPORT utilities?..

Answer / chandrashekar

These two Oracle utilities are used for loading data into the database. The difference is that the import utility relies on the data being produced by another Oracle utility EXPORT while the SQL*Loader utility allows data to be loaded that has been produced by other utilities from different data sources just so long as it conforms to ASCII formatted or delimited files.

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