Direct Path Loading Functions

This section describes the direct path loading functions.

Table 17-8 Direct Path Loading Functions

Function	Purpose
OCIDirPathAbort()	Terminates a direct path operation
OCIDirPathColArrayEntryGet()	Gets a specified entry in a column array
OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet()	Sets a specified entry in a column array to a specific value
OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet()	Gets the base row pointers for a specified row number
OCIDirPathColArrayReset()	Resets the row array state
OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()	Converts from a column array to a direct path stream format
OCIDirPathDataSave()	Does a data savepoint, or commits the loaded data and finishes the load operation
OCIDirPathFinish()	Finishes and commits the loaded data
OCIDirPathFlushRow()	Deprecated.
OCIDirPathLoadStream()	Loads the data converted to direct path stream format
OCIDirPathPrepare()	Prepares direct path interface to convert or load rows
OCIDirPathStreamReset()	Resets the direct path stream state

OCIDirPathAbort()

Purpose

Terminates a direct path operation.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathAbort   ( OCIDirPathCtx          *dpctx,
                          OCIError               *errhp );

Parameters

dpctx (IN): Direct path context handle.
errhp (IN/OUT): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.

Comments

All state maintained by the server on behalf of the direct path operation is destroyed by a termination. For a direct path load, the data loaded before the terminate will not be visible to any queries. However, the data may still consume space in the segments that are being loaded. Any load completion operations, such as index maintenance operations, are not performed.

Related Functions

OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathLoadStream(), OCIDirPathStreamReset(), OCIDirPathDataSave()

OCIDirPathColArrayEntryGet()

Purpose

Gets a specified entry in a column array.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathColArrayEntryGet ( OCIDirPathColArray   *dpca,
                                   OCIError             *errhp,
                                   ub4                  rownum,
                                   ub2                  colIdx,
                                   ub1                  **cvalpp,
                                   ub4                  *clenp,
                                   ub1                  *cflgp );

Parameters

dpca (IN/OUT)

Direct path column array handle.

errhp (IN)

An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.

rownum (IN)

Zero-based row offset

colIdx (IN)

Column identifier (index), the column ID is returned by OCIDirPathColAttrSet()

cvalpp (IN/OUT)

Pointer to pointer to column data

clenp (IN/OUT)

Pointer to length of column data

cflgp (IN/OUT)

Pointer to column flag.

One of the following values is returned:

OCI_DIRPATH_COL_COMPLETE - all data for column is present
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_NULL - column is NULL
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_PARTIAL - partial column data is being supplied

Comments

If cflgp is set to OCI_DIRPATH_COL_NULL, the cvalp and clenp parameters are not set by this operation.

Related Functions

OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(), OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayReset(), OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()

OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet()

Purpose

Sets a specified entry in a column array to the supplied values.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet ( OCIDirPathColArray   *dpca,
                                   OCIError             *errhp,
                                   ub4                  rownum,
                                   ub2                  colIdx,
                                   ub1                  *cvalp,
                                   ub4                  clen,
                                   ub1                  cflg );

Parameters

dpca (IN/OUT): Direct path column array handle.
errhp (IN): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
rownum (IN): Zero-based row offset
colIdx (IN): Column identifier (index), the column ID is returned by OCIDirPathColAttrSet()
cvalp (IN): Pointer to column data
clen (IN): Length of column data
cflg (IN): Column flag. One of the following values is returned:

OCI_DIRPATH_COL_COMPLETE - all data for column is present
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_NULL - column is NULL
OCI_DIRPATH_COL_PARTIAL - partial column data is being supplied

Comments

If cflg is set to OCI_DIRPATH_COL_NULL, the cval and clen parameters are not used.

Example

This example sets the source of data for the first row in a column array to addr, with a length of len. In this example, the column is identified by colId.

err = OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(dpca, errhp, (ub2)0, colId, addr, len,
          OCI_DIRPATH_COL_COMPLETE);

Related Functions

OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayReset(), OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()

OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet()

Purpose

Gets the column array row pointers for a given row number

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet ( OCIDirPathColArray   *dpca,
                                 OCIError             *errhp,
                                 ub4                  rownum,
                                 ub1                  ***cvalppp,
                                 ub4                  **clenpp,
                                 ub1                  **cflgpp );

Parameters

dpca (IN/OUT): Direct path column array handle.
errhp (IN): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
rownum (IN): Zero-based row offset
cvalppp (IN/OUT): Pointer to vector of pointers to column data
clenpp (IN/OUT): Pointer to vector of column data lengths
cflgpp (IN/OUT): Pointer to vector of column flags

Comments

Returns pointers to column array entries for the given row. This allows the application to do simple pointer arithmetic to iterate across the columns of the specific row. This interface can be used to efficiently get or set the column array entries of a row, as opposed to calling OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet() for every column. The application is also responsible for not de-referencing memory beyond the column array boundaries. The dimensions of the column array are available as attributes of the column array.

Related Functions

OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(), OCIDirPathColArrayReset(), OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()

OCIDirPathColArrayReset()

Purpose

Resets the column array state.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathColArrayReset ( OCIDirPathColArray   *dpca,
                                OCIError             *errhp );

Parameters

dpca (IN): Direct path column array handle.
errhp (IN): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.

Comments

Resetting the column array state is necessary when piecing in a large column and an error occurs in the middle of loading the column. Do not reset the column array if the last OCIDirPathColArrayReset() call returned OCI_NEED_DATA or OCI_CONTINUE. That is, you are in the middle of a row conversion. Use OCI_DIRPATH_COL_ERROR to purge the current row for OCI_NEED_DATA.

Related Functions

OCIDirPathColArrayEntryGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(), OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()

OCIDirPathColArrayToStream()

Purpose

Converts from column array format to a direct path stream format.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathColArrayToStream ( OCIDirPathColArray     *dpca,
                                   OCIDirPathCtx  const   *dpctx,
                                   OCIDirPathStream       *dpstr,
                                   OCIError               *errhp, 
                                   ub4                    rowcnt,
                                   ub4                    rowoff );

Parameters

dpca (IN): Direct path column array handle.
dpctx (IN): Direct path context handle for the object being loaded.
dpstr (IN/OUT): Direct path stream handle.
errhp (IN): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
rowcnt (IN): Number of rows in the column array.
rowoff (IN): Starting index in the column array.

Comments

This interface is used to convert a column array representation of data in its external format as specified by OCIDirPathColAttrSet() to a direct path stream format. The converted format is suitable for loading with OCIDirPathLoadStream().

The column data in direct path stream format is converted to its Oracle internal representation. All conversions are done on the client side of the two-task interface, all conversion errors occur synchronously with the call to this interface. Information concerning which row and column that an error occurred on is available as an attribute of the column array handle.

Note that in a threaded environment concurrent OCIDirPathColArrayToStream() operations can be referencing the same direct path context handle. However, the direct path context handle is not modified by this interface.

The return codes for this call are:

OCI_SUCCESS - All data in the column array was successfully converted to stream format. The column array attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT is the number of rows processed.
OCI_ERROR - An error occurred during conversion, the error handle contains the error information. The column array attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT, is the number of rows successfully converted in the last call. The attribute OCI_ATTR_COL_COUNT contains the column index into the column array for the column which caused the error. A stream must always be loaded after column array to stream conversion returns OCI_ERROR. It cannot be reset or converted to until it is loaded.
OCI_CONTINUE - Not all of the data in the column array could be converted to stream format. The stream buffer is not large enough to contain all of the column array data. The caller should either load the data, save the data to a file, or use another stream and call OCIDirPathArrayToStream() again to convert the remainder of the column array data. The column array attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT is the number of rows successfully converted in the last call. The row offset must be updated for the next conversion; internal state does keep track of the column to continue conversion from. The OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT value must be added to the previous row offset by the caller.
OCI_NEED_DATA - All of the data in the column array was successfully converted, but a partial column was encountered. The caller should load the resulting stream, and supply the remainder of the row, iteratively if necessary. The column array attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT, is the number of rows successfully converted in the last call. The attribute OCI_ATTR_COL_COUNT contains the column index into the column array for the column which is marked partial.

Related Functions

OCIDirPathColArrayEntryGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayEntrySet(), OCIDirPathColArrayRowGet(), OCIDirPathColArrayReset()

OCIDirPathDataSave()

Purpose

Depending on the action requested, does a data savepoint, or commits the loaded data and finishes the direct path load operation.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathDataSave ( OCIDirPathCtx          *dpctx,
                           OCIError               *errhp,
                           ub4                    action  );

Parameters

dpctx (IN): Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
errhp (IN/OUT): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.
action (IN): Values for action parameter to OCIDirPathDataSave():

OCI_DIRPATH_DATASAVE_SAVEONLY - to execute a data savepoint only.
OCI_DIRPATH_DATASAVE_FINISH - to commit the loaded data and call the direct finishing function.

Comments

A return value of OCI_SUCCESS indicates that the back-end has properly executed a data savepoint or executed the finishing logic.

Executing a data savepoint is not allowed for LOBs.

Executing the finishing logic is not the same as properly terminating the load, because resources allocated are not freed.

Related Functions

OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathStreamReset()

OCIDirPathFinish()

Purpose

Finishes the direct path load operation.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathFinish (   OCIDirPathCtx          *dpctx,
                           OCIError               *errhp );

Parameters

dpctx (IN): Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
errhp (IN/OUT): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.

Comments

After the load has completed, and the loaded data is to be committed, the direct path finishing function is called. Finish is not allowed until all streams have been loaded, and there is not a partially loaded row.

A return value of OCI_SUCCESS indicates that the back-end has properly terminated the load.

Related Functions

OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathDataSave(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathStreamReset()

OCIDirPathFlushRow()

Purpose

Flushes a partially loaded row from server. This function is deprecated.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathFlushRow (   OCIDirPathCtx          *dpctx,
                             OCIError               *errhp );

Parameters

dpctx (IN): Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
errhp (IN/OUT): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.

Comments

This function is necessary when part of a row is loaded, but a conversion error occurs on the next piece being processed by the application. Only the row currently in partial state is discarded. If the server is not currently processing a partial row for the object associated with the direct path context, this function is basically does nothing.

Related Functions

OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathLoadStream()

OCIDirPathLoadStream()

Purpose

Loads the data converted to direct path stream format.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathLoadStream (   OCIDirPathCtx          *dpctx,
                               OCIDirPathStream       *dpstr,
                               OCIError               *errhp );

Parameters

dpctx (IN): Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
dpstr (IN): Direct path stream handle for the stream to load.
errhp (IN): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.

Comments

When the interface returns an error, information concerning the row in the column array that sourced the stream can be obtained as an attribute of the direct path stream. Also, the offset into the stream where the error occurred can be obtained as an attribute of the stream.

Return codes for this function are:

OCI_SUCCESS - All data in the stream was successfully loaded.
OCI_ERROR - An error occurred while loading the data. The problem could be a partition mapping error, a NULL constraint violation, function-based index evaluation error, or an out of space condition, such as cannot allocate extent. OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT is the number of rows successfully loaded in the last call.
OCI_NEED_DATA - Last row was not complete. The caller must supply another row piece. If the stream was sourced from a column array, the attribute OCI_ATTR_ROW_COUNT is the number of complete rows successfully loaded in the last call.
OCI_NO_DATA - Attempt to load an empty stream, or a stream which has been completely processed.

A stream must be repeatedly loaded until OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_NEED_DATA, or OCI_NO_DATA is returned. For example, a stream cannot be reset if OCI_ERROR is returned from OCIDirPathLoadStream().

Related Functions

OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathDataSave(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare(), OCIDirPathStreamReset()

OCIDirPathPrepare()

Purpose

Prepares the direct path load interface before any rows can be converted or loaded.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathPrepare (   OCIDirPathCtx          *dpctx,
                            OCISvcCtx              *svchp,
                            OCIError               *errhp );

Parameters

dpctx (IN): Direct path context handle for the object loaded.
svchp (IN): Service context.
errhp (IN/OUT): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.

Comments

After the name of the object to be operated on is set, the external attributes of the column data is set, and all load options are set, the direct path interface must be prepared with OCIDirPathPrepare() before any rows can be converted or loaded.

A return value of OCI_SUCCESS indicates that the back-end has been properly initialized for a direct path load operation. A nonzero return indicates an error. Possible errors are:

invalid context
not connected to a server
object name not set
already prepared (cannot prepare twice)
object not suitable for a direct path operation

Related Functions

OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathDataSave(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathStreamReset()

OCIDirPathStreamReset()

Purpose

Resets the direct path stream state.

Syntax

sword OCIDirPathStreamReset ( OCIDirPathStream       *dpstr,
                              OCIError               *errhp );

Parameters

dpstr (IN): Direct path stream handle.
errhp (IN): An error handle you can pass to OCIErrorGet() for diagnostic information in the event of an error.

Comments

A direct path stream maintains the state that indicates where the next OCIDirPathColArrayToStream() call should start writing into the stream. Normally, data is appended to the end of the stream. A stream cannot be reset until it is successfully loaded (the loading returned OCI_SUCCESS, OCI_NEED_DATA, or OCI_NO_DATA).

Related Functions

OCIDirPathAbort(), OCIDirPathDataSave(), OCIDirPathFinish(), OCIDirPathPrepare()