How to load csv files into a table - sql

Question

Good Morning, I've been trying for some days to load data from a csv file into a table, BUT I found out how to do it if you have privileges to create a new directory objects.
I did it locally with both ways UTL_FILE and external tables, but, I need special privileges to do it.
But when I tried to do it online I found out that I haven't got those privileges so, I'd like to find out if there's any way to do it without them.
Thank you!
PS: The two approaches are as follows:
CREATE TABLE TEST
(
A varchar2(25);
B number;
)
WITH UTL_FILE:
PROCEDURE load AS
F UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
V_LINE VARCHAR2(4000);
v_A varchar2(25);
v_B number;
BEGIN
F := UTL_FILE.FOPEN (<directory>, '<csv file>', 'r');
IF UTL_FILE.IS_OPEN(F) THEN
LOOP
BEGIN
UTL_FILE.GET_LINE(F, V_LINE, 1000);
IF V_LINE IS NULL THEN
EXIT;
END IF;
v_A := REGEXP_SUBSTR(V_LINE, '[^;]+', 1, 1);
v_B := REGEXP_SUBSTR(V_LINE, '[^;]+', 1, 2);
INSERT INTO test(v_A, v_B);
COMMIT;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
EXIT;
END;
END LOOP;
END IF;
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(F);
END load;
WITH external tables
PROCEDURE loadcsv AS
A varchar2(25);
B number;
BEGIN
INSERT INTO test select * testload;
COMMIT;
END loadcsv;
HAVING
CREATE TABLE testload
(
A VARCHAR2(25)
B number
)
ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
( TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
DEFAULT DIRECTORY "PRUEBAS"
ACCESS PARAMETERS
( records delimited by newline
fields terminated by ';'
)
LOCATION
( 'Log_CSV_REND_SICTG_20170507.csv'
)
)
REJECT LIMIT UNLIMITED ;

Answer 1

You might want to try loading with SQL Loader. It is easy to use and very fast. You have to create a control file that describes how the data will be loaded, and needs to have the same structure as the table you're trying to load into. For you case it might look something like this.
test.ctl
LOAD DATA
INFILE <yourfilepath>
APPEND INTO TABLE TEST
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
(
A,
B
)
Then, from the command line.
host sqlldr username/password control=youfolder\test.ctl
log=yourfolder\test.log