Reading from an Excel table into an Oracle table or list to use in a query
- From: William Threlfall <William.Threlfall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Oracle-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Oracle-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 16:27:57 -0700
Hi experts,
I just spent 2 hours searching online for a way to do this, without success.
Why is this difficult? This was simple to do in FoxPro!
Anyway, I have been given an Excel file containing a list of patient ID's, and
need to extract certain lab results for those specific patients.
The obvious way to do this would be to read the patient id's into a list
structure (call it PATLIST) and then in the query use WHERE patient_info.pat_id
IN PATLIST to filter the results. Alternatively, I can possibly create a table
called PATLIST and use WHERE patient_info.pat_id = PATLIST.pat_id to filter the
results.
However, I am stuck because I can't find any information on how to read an
Excel file into an Oracle table or list structure.
I can export the Excel file into a CSV text file if necessary, but I can't find
a way to read a text file into an Oracle table or list structure either.
Will someone please tell me how to do this simply and easily?
I am using SQL Developer, connecting remotely to the database. I don't have
access to do anything on the server, and I don't have any ability to do
anything that would require DBA or SysAdmin access.
Cheers, - Bill.
_______________________________________
Willliam J. (Bill) Threlfall, MSc
Clinical Informatics Coordinator - OTTR
Transplant Services, University of Alberta Hospital
Alberta Health Services
Aberhart Centre, Room 9221
8440 112 Street
Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7
Telephone: 780-407-6175 FAX: 780-407-8981
Alberta Health Services
www.albertahealhservices.ca
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