FAST LOAD

ALWAYS LOAD TO AN EMPTY TABLE

STRUCUTRE OF FLAT FILE MUST BE DEIFNED ALL THE FIELDS MUST BE VARCHAR

EXAMPLE SCRIPT

.logon 127.0.0.1/dbc,dbc;
database samples;
DROP TABLE ERR2;
DROP TABLE ERR1;
DROP TABLE DOB_DETAILS;
CREATE TABLE DOB_DETAILS(NAME VARCHAR(20),DOB DATE);
.SET RECORD VARTEXT "|";
DEFINE
NAME (VARCHAR(20)),
DOB (VARCHAR(20))
FILE=c:/details.txt;
SHOW;
BEGIN LOADING DOB_DETAILS ERRORFILES ERR1,ERR2
CHECKPOINT 1000;
INSERT INTO DOB_DETAILS
VALUES
(
:NAME,
:DOB(DATE,FORMAT 'DD-MM-YYYY')
);
END LOADING;
.LOGOFF;
.QUIT;
Creation of flat_file
Delimiter must be used as separater for columns
Demlimiter must be at the end of each row
After the last row press enter
SELECT * FROM SAMPLES.DOB_DETAILS

View the status of fastload when it fails USE THIS QUERY BELOW
Select * from sysadmin.fastlog;

Mload

.logtable samples.dob_details_log;

.logon 127.0.0.1/dbc,dbc;

.begin mload tables samples.dob_details;

.layout doblayout;

.field name * varchar(20);

.field dob* varchar(20);

.dml label doblabel;

insert into samples.dob_details values(:name, :dob(date,format 'DD-MM-YYYY'));

.import infile c:\details.txt

format vartext '|'

layout doblayout

apply doblabel;

.end mload;

.logoff;
Script

mload_eg.txt

Loads an existing table

Included new records to the flat flie

Before load
After load
FAST EXPORT

Loads the Teradata result_set to a flat file

example
SYNTAX fexp < filename

Code:

.logtable samples.export_log;

.logon 127.0.0.1/dbc,dbc;

.begin export;

.export outfile C:/report.txt mode record format text;

select * from samples.states_details;

.end export;

.logoff;