fastload Command—Load Binary Files into Database

The fastload command loads binary format files into the database.

Note: Before using this command, make sure you understand the fastload operation and have satisfied the requirements for running it. For more information, see the Database Administrator Guide.

The fastload command has the following format:

fastload dbname -file=filename -table=tablename

• dbname

  Identifies the name of the database into which the file is to be loaded.

• file=filename

  Identifies the file name to be loaded. If the file is not in the current directory, specify the full path name of the file.

• -table=tablename

  Identifies the table into which the file is to be loaded.

fastload Example

This command loads the file test.out into the table test in the database fload:

fastload fload -file=test.out -table=test