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,