You can, from 9i onward, create an external table from the file, then use SQL to insert into a standard table, e.g. insert into standard_table select * from external_table; or create table new_table as select * from external_table; Paul Baumgartel CREDIT SUISSE Information Technology Prime Services Databases Americas One Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 USA Phone 212.538.1143 paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.credit-suisse.com ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dba1 mcc Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:49 AM To: Goulet, Dick; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [Q] ORACLE support bilk insert like SQL server?? What I want is use "insert" statement read "external file" NOT PL/SQL or SQl*Loader. "Goulet, Dick" <richard.goulet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: In Pro*C look under Array Processing. In PL/SQL look under Bulk Collect In SQL*Loader look under columnarrayrows and direct path load ______________________________________________________________ Dick Goulet / Capgemini North America P&C / East Business Unit Senior Oracle DBA / Hosting Office: 508.573.1978 / Mobile: 508.742.5795 / www.capgemini.com Fax: 508.229.2019 / Email: richard.goulet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 45 Bartlett St. / Marlborough, MA 01752 Together: the Collaborative Business Experience ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dba1 mcc Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 10:46 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Q] ORACLE support bilk insert like SQL server?? Does any version of ORACLE support "bulk insert" like SQL server? I search on Google and can NOT find any info. Thanks. ________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http:/mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62 sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20> ________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i6 2sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html ==============================================================================