How to import an SQL file in Oracle?

2 years ago
Liam
2 minutes

To import an SQL file in Oracle, you need to use the SQL*Plus tool. Below are the steps to import an SQL file.

  1. Open the Command Prompt or Terminal window.
  2. Enter the following command to connect to the Oracle database:
  3. Connect to the database using the SQL*Plus command with the specified username, password, hostname, port, and service name.
  4. In this, your username is your user name, password is your password, hostname is host name, port is port number, and servicename is service name.
  5. After successfully connecting, enter the following command to set up the environment variables:
  6. Enable the server output.
  7. Enter the following command to import the SQL file into the Oracle database:
  8. SQL file located at @filepath/filename
  9. In this case, filepath refers to the location of the SQL file, and filename refers to the name of the SQL file.
  10. During the import process, you may need to enter some commands or confirm information. Follow the prompts and proceed accordingly.
  11. After the import is complete, you can verify that the data has been successfully imported by executing SQL statements.

Before importing the SQL file, make sure you have created the necessary database and table structures. Additionally, importing the SQL file using the SQL*Plus tool may take some time, depending on the size and complexity of the SQL file.

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