Loading Nested Column Objects

Example 11-3 shows a control file describing nested column objects (one column object nested in another column object).

Example 11-3 Loading Nested Column Objects

Control File Contents

LOAD DATA
INFILE `sample.dat'
INTO TABLE departments_v2
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
   (dept_no      CHAR(5), 
   dept_name     CHAR(30), 
   dept_mgr      COLUMN OBJECT
      (name      CHAR(30), 
      age        INTEGER EXTERNAL(3),
      emp_id     INTEGER EXTERNAL(7),
1     em_contact COLUMN OBJECT
         (name      CHAR(30), 
         phone_num  CHAR(20))))

Data File (sample.dat)

101,Mathematics,Johny Q.,30,1024,"Barbie",650-251-0010,
237,Physics,"Albert Einstein",65,0000,Wife Einstein,654-3210,

Note:

The callout, in bold, to the left of the example corresponds to the following note:

This entry specifies a column object nested within a column object.