Convert excel files into Oracle Tables

Oracle Database Tips by Donald BurlesonMay 8, 2013

Question: What is the easiest way to convert excel spreadsheet files into Oracle tables?

Answer: there are several approaches for getting Excel data into Oracle:

Convert Excel file directly from the spreadsheet - The best way to do this fast is with the Excel-DB product.
Define the excel spreadsheet as an Oracle external table - If you convert the spreadsheet from an xls file to a csv (comma-delimited) format, you can define the spreadsheet as an external table.
Load the Excel Spreadsheet from SQL*Forms - This thread shows some code for loading data from a spreadsheet directly into an Oracle table.

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