bdu(1)

NAME
bdu - Bulk Data utility

SYNOPSIS
bdu {database_name} {table_name} {data_file}

[-e max_errors] [-r reject_file]

[-f first_row] [-l last_row]

[-t field_term] [-n row_term]

[-o output_file]

[{-u login_id} {-p password}]

[-q text_qualifier]

[-h]

DESCRIPTION
The Bulk Data Utility (BDU) is a command line utility that allows you to load data from a delimited text file into a Zen table. The table and database must already exist.

The BDU, the table, the database, and the Zen database engine must all be located on the same machine. The delimited text file must be locally accessable by the database engine server through a local drive, mapped drive, mounted folder, or shared folder.

OPTIONS

database_name
    Mandatory. Database name to connect to the local Zen engine.

table_name
    Mandatory. Name of the table to be populated

data_file
    Mandatory. Name and location of the delimited text file

-e max_errors
    Optional. The maximum number of errors that the BDU ignores before exiting.

    Default: 0 (zero) The BDU exits when the first error is encountered.

-r reject_file
    Optional. Name of the file to which to write the rows that failed load. The specified directory must exist. However, if the file does not exist in the specified directory, it will be created.

    Default: stderr

-f first_row
    Optional. This parameter allows you to skip a header row. For example, if your header row is row 1, set first_row to 2.

    Default: Row 1 The first row in the delimited text file with which the load begins.

-l last_row
    Optional. Last row in source file (row will be included in load). The load will stop after the end row has been loaded.

    Default: End of the source file

-t field_term
    Optional. Column delimiter in the source file

    Default: A Tab character

-n row_term
    Optional. Row delimiter in the source file

    Default: A new line character

-o output_file
    Optional. Name of the file to which to write the information and error messages during load. The specified directory must exist. However, if the file does not exist in the specified directory, it will be created.

    Default: stderr

-u login_id
    Optional. User name to connect to the SQL engine.

-p password
    Optional. Password to connect to the SQL engine

-q text_qualifier
    Optional. Text qualifier

-h  Optional. Print usage

SEE ALSO
User's Guide for more information about the Bulk Data utility.