The Loader can process a range of commands and SQL statements, including Loader-specific commands for loading and unloading data.
The language scope of the Loader allows you to load or unload, in increasing granularity, a complete database, the objects of a user, individual tables, or a set of columns of a table.
What do you want to unload or load? |
Loader Commands |
Database catalog and application data |
DBEXTRACT/DBLOAD |
Database catalog |
CATALOGEXTRACT
ALL/CATALOGLOAD
ALL |
Database catalog objects and the application data of a user |
CATALOGEXTRACT
USER/CATALOGLOAD USER |
Tables |
CATALOGEXTRACT
TABLE/CATALOGLOAD TABLE |
Set of qualified columns of a table |
DATAEXTRACT/DATALOAD |
See also:
Unloading and Loading: Syntax Elements
Unloading and Loading LONG Values
Unloading and Loading with External Backup Tools