
SOLID Speedloader Sample                                  loader.txt
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The following files are included 
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solload      - SOLID Speedloader network version. Loads data to a 
	       running SOLID Server.

solloads     - SOLID SpeedLoader standalone version. Creates a database
	       to the current working directory and loads data to it.

load.sql     - An SQL script to create tables for the sample loading.

load.dat     - Data for sample loading.

delim.ctr    - A control file for sample loading. Uses comma as a field 
               delimiter.

fixed.ctr    - A control file for sample loading. Uses fixed length fields.


To run a sample load using the network version:
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1. Start your SOLID Server.

2. Create the table using the load.sql script and your SQL Editor.

3. Start loading using the following command line:
 
     solload "tcp spiff 1313" dba dba delim.ctr

   The SOLID Server is assumed to run on machine called 'spiff' and 
   listen to TCP/IP port 1313. The username and password are assumed 
   to be 'dba'. 

   The output of a succesful loading using delim.ctr will be:

   SOLID Speed Loader v.02.20.0007
   (C) Copyright Solid Information Technology Ltd 1993-1996
   Load completed succesfully, 19 rows loaded.


   To use the fixed length control file use the following 
   command line.

     solload "tcp spiff 1313" dba dba fixed.ctr 

   Start the solload program without parameters to see the options you 
   may use.


To run a sample load using the standalone version:
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1. Start your SOLID Server.

2. Create the table using the load.sql script and your SQL Editor.

3. Shut down the Server.

4. Copy the load.dat file and *.ctr files into the database directory, 
   where the solid.ini and solid.lic files reside.

5. Start loading in this directory using the following command line:
 
     ../../bin/solloads "UPipe SOLID" dba dba delim.ctr 

   The username and password are assumed to be 'dba'. To use the fixed 
   length control file use the following command line:

     ../../bin/solloads "UPipe SOLID" dba dba fixed.ctr 

   Start the solloads program without parameters to see the options you 
   may use.



To speed up loading
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In general it is better to use the local version, since the loading 
is faster. 

Another way to speed up the loading is to disable logging. This can be done 
by using the LogEnabled parameter. The following lines in the SOLID.INI file
will disable logging:

[Logging]
LogEnabled=no


