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@ -104,7 +104,16 @@ INSERT INTO weather |
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<Para> |
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You can also use the <Command>copy</Command> command to perform load large |
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amounts of data from flat (<Acronym>ASCII</Acronym>) files. |
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</Para> |
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This is usually faster because the data is read (or written) as a single atomic |
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transaction directly to or from the target table. An example would be: |
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<ProgramListing> |
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COPY INTO weather FROM '/home/user/weather.txt' |
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USING DELIMITERS '|'; |
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</ProgramListing> |
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where the path name for the source file must be available to the backend server |
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machine, not just the client. |
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<Sect1> |
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<Title>Querying a Class</Title> |
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