Oracle SQL Loader Interview Question and Answers

5. How you improve the performance of SQL*Loader?
 
  • You can use direct path load to improve the performance.
  • Indexes and constraints make inserts slow. Removing indexes and constraints improve performance of inserts; and therefore, of SQL*Loader.
 
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6. How can you load Microsoft Excel data into Oracle?
 
  • You can save the data in text file with proper separators from Microsoft Excel.
  • After that, SQL * Loader can be used to load the data from any other text file.
 
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7. Can you skip header records while loading?
  You can use the SKIP parameter to skip number of records. In addition, you can use SKIP = 1 to skip the header record.
 
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8. Can you skip header records while loading?
  You can use the SKIP parameter to skip number of records. In addition, you can use SKIP = 1 to skip the header record.
 
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