> Janne Wrote : >insert into URTAB1(the_blob ) select MYCOL1 from MYTAB1 where .... thanx Janne.BUT the source is a blob column (with csv file in it) and target is a list of columns which match the content of csv file. if a line in source csv file (in BLOB column) looks like this: --------- 1,SCOTT 2,KING then the target table structure will look like ------------- EMPNO INT, ENAME VARCHAR2 the csv file (in BLOB column) needs to be read line by line and inserted into target table as records.No BLOB in target table. >On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 Raj Jamadagni wrote : >dbms_lob has all that you need to know and use. thanx for ur input Raj . i was thinking about various options to do it. Regards, Prem ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------