Migrating AIX C-ISAM data to AIX Oracle DB

Peter Bateman pfbcs@hotmail.com
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:15:10 -0400


Brett:

I guess

    Access  <CISAM file>
    Output <Oracle table> add

  is too slow?

Tim:
Do you have a utility that converts a QSHOW  'show record'  listing into
a SQLLDR.ctl file?

Regards,
Peter Bateman

>Brett,
>
>Your best bet is to define a SQLLDR .ctl file for the C-ISAM file in it's
>native form.  I have moved allot of data to Oracle and it is by far the
>fastest way.
>
>Tim Cummings
>Cincinnati, OH
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brett Greiner (Kinetix) [mailto:Brett@Kinetix.co.nz]
>Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:31 PM
>To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
>Subject: Migrating AIX C-ISAM data to AIX Oracle DB
>
>
>
>
>Hi All,
>
>We are investigating on how much effort is required to migrate AIX C-ISAM
>data files to anAIX Oracle Database.
>
>We did export 1000 records to a portable subfile, but it required adding a
>Carrigae-Return character at the end of the record and it also places a +
>sign in front of numerics?
>
>Are there tools that are available for use?
>Has anyone done this before, if so how have they done this?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Brett.
>
>
>
>
>
>

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