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 Python: Example 3 

Example of calling the Loader with Python Script

Start a database session,
Log on to the database instance,
Query error code to determine whether table exists
Create a table without querying the error code
Log off

 

# Reference to the Python Libraries
# ---------------------------------

import sys
import loader

# Parse the call arguments
# --------------------------

user_name = sys.argv [1]
password = sys.argv [2]
database_name = sys.argv [3]
data_path = sys.argv[4]
server_node = ''

# Create a database session for the Loader  
# ----------------------------------------

session = loader.Loader (server_node, database_name)

# Log on to the database instance
# --------------------------------

session.cmd ('use user %s %s;' % (user_name, password))

# Query whether the table exists by querying the error code
# The sql method is used to do this
# -------------------------------------

rc = session.sql("EXISTS TABLE CUSTOMER")

If rc!=0

   # Then branch of the If statement must be indented in Python
   # Create the table CUSTOMER
   # ----------------------------------------------------------

   session.cmd ( """CREATE TABLE customer (
                       cno             FIXED(4),
                       name            CHAR(10) ASCII,
                       zip             CHAR(5)  ASCII,
                       city            CHAR(12) ASCII,
                       PRIMARY KEY (cno) """)   

session.cmd ("COMMIT")

# End the database session
# ------------------------

del session

 

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