How to Import from Excel to Oracle with SQL Developer
This question comes up about as frequently as the ‘how do I export data to XLS?’ question. It’s pretty simple once you’ve ran through the process a few times. But you may be here because you’ve never ran through the process before.
This post will step you from beginning to end. You should be prepared to import data to an existing table from Excel with confidence after reading this post. You can use SQL Developer to create a new table for your Excel data, but that will be covered in a subsequent post.
Warning: This post has a LOT of pictures.
For our example I’ll be using HR.EMPLOYEES to build the XLS file. I have created a blank copy of the table in another schema and want to import the data from my excel file over.
You do know how to view multiple objects at once in SQL Developer, right?
This question comes up about as frequently as the ‘how do I export data to XLS?’ question. It’s pretty simple once you’ve ran through the process a few times. But you may be here because you’ve never ran through the process before.
This post will step you from beginning to end. You should be prepared to import data to an existing table from Excel with confidence after reading this post. You can use SQL Developer to create a new table for your Excel data, but that will be covered in a subsequent post.
Warning: This post has a LOT of pictures.
For our example I’ll be using HR.EMPLOYEES to build the XLS file. I have created a blank copy of the table in another schema and want to import the data from my excel file over.
Step 0: The Empty Oracle Table and your Excel File
You have an Oracle table and you have one or more Excel files.You do know how to view multiple objects at once in SQL Developer, right?