Hi, I have almost 1300 files from Oracle (no access to oracle server). I have to create the tables and data as follows. -- start script -- file name: aa_asset_type.sql CREATE TABLE AS_ASSET_TYPE ( MAIN_TYPE CHAR(3) NOT NULL, SUB_TYPE NUMBER(3) NOT NULL, DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(25) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, SERVICE_SCHEDULE VARCHAR2(8) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, PRODUCT_CODE CHAR(4) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL ); GRANT ALTER, DELETE, INDEX, INSERT, REFERENCES, SELECT, UPDATE ON GENADMIN.AS_ASSET_TYPE TO PUBLIC; INSERT INTO AS_ASSET_TYPE ( MAIN_TYPE, SUB_TYPE, DESCRIPTION, SERVICE_SCHEDULE, PRODUCT_CODE ) VALUES ( '000', 0, ' ', ' ', ' '); INSERT INTO AS_ASSET_TYPE ( MAIN_TYPE, SUB_TYPE, DESCRIPTION, SERVICE_SCHEDULE, PRODUCT_CODE ) VALUES ( '001', 0, ' ', ' ', ' '); INSERT INTO AS_ASSET_TYPE ( MAIN_TYPE, SUB_TYPE, DESCRIPTION, SERVICE_SCHEDULE, PRODUCT_CODE ) VALUES ( '100', 0, 'BUILDINGS', ' ', ' '); -- file name: as_master.sql CREATE TABLE AS_MASTER ( ASSET_NO VARCHAR2(16) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, FUND CHAR(1) NOT NULL, FINAL_ACCOUNT_NO NUMBER(6) NOT NULL, ITEM_NO NUMBER(6) NOT NULL, SUB_NO NUMBER(6) NOT NULL, TYPE NUMBER(6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, SUB_TYPE NUMBER(6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, LOCATION NUMBER(6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, SUB_LOCATION NUMBER(6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, LEVEL_A VARCHAR2(4) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, LEVEL_B VARCHAR2(4) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, LEVEL_C VARCHAR2(4) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, LEVEL_D VARCHAR2(4) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, LEVEL_E VARCHAR2(4) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, OPENING_ACQ_VALUE NUMBER(15,2) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, OPENING_ACQ_QTY NUMBER(12) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, WITHDRAWAL_VALUE NUMBER(15,2) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, WITHDRAWAL_QTY NUMBER(12) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, PROFIT_LOSS_VALUE NUMBER(15,2) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DEPREC_VALUE NUMBER(15,2) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, PROFIT_LOSS_YTD NUMBER(15,2) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DEPREC_YTD NUMBER(15,2) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DEPREC_LAST_MONTH NUMBER(6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DEPREC_LAST_YEAR NUMBER(6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DEPREC_METHOD CHAR(1) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, DEPREC_RATE_2 NUMBER(15,6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DEPREC_ROUND_FACTOR NUMBER(6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DEPREC_FREQUENCY CHAR(1) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, DEPREC_MINIMUM_VAL NUMBER(12) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DEPREC_TYPE NUMBER(6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DEPREC_FOLIO_DR VARCHAR2(8) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, DEPREC_FOLIO_CR VARCHAR2(8) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, INSURANCE_VALUE NUMBER(12) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, INSURANCE_CATEGORY VARCHAR2(2) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, INSURANCE_POLICY VARCHAR2(10) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, INSURANCE_CODE CHAR(1) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, ASSET_FILE_NO VARCHAR2(10) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, PROPERTY_REF VARCHAR2(20) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, LAST_AUDIT_DATE DATE NULL, LAST_AUDIT_PAGE NUMBER(6) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL, DESCRIPTION_1 VARCHAR2(40) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL, DESCRIPTION_2 VARCHAR2(40) DEFAULT ' ' NOT NULL ); GRANT ALTER, DELETE, INDEX, INSERT, REFERENCES, SELECT, UPDATE ON GENADMIN.AS_MASTER TO PUBLIC; ALTER TABLE GENADMIN.AS_MASTER ADD ( PRIMARY KEY (ASSET_NO)); INSERT INTO AS_MASTER ( ASSET_NO, FUND, FINAL_ACCOUNT_NO, ITEM_NO, SUB_NO, TYPE, SUB_TYPE, LOCATION, SUB_LOCATION, LEVEL_A, LEVEL_B, LEVEL_C, LEVEL_D, LEVEL_E, OPENING_ACQ_VALUE, OPENING_ACQ_QTY, WITHDRAWAL_VALUE, WITHDRAWAL_QTY, PROFIT_LOSS_VALUE, DEPREC_VALUE, PROFIT_LOSS_YTD, DEPREC_YTD, DEPREC_LAST_MONTH, DEPREC_LAST_YEAR, DEPREC_METHOD, DEPREC_RATE_2, DEPREC_ROUND_FACTOR, DEPREC_FREQUENCY, DEPREC_MINIMUM_VAL, DEPREC_TYPE, DEPREC_FOLIO_DR, DEPREC_FOLIO_CR, INSURANCE_VALUE, INSURANCE_CATEGORY, INSURANCE_POLICY, INSURANCE_CODE, ASSET_FILE_NO, PROPERTY_REF, LAST_AUDIT_DATE, LAST_AUDIT_PAGE, DESCRIPTION_1, DESCRIPTION_2 ) VALUES ( '1.001.0001.001', '1', 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', 2, 1, 2, 1, 0 , 0, 0, 0, 6, 2000, 'S', 0, 0, ' ', 0, 2, ' ', ' ', 0, ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', TO_Date( '11/05/1997 12:00:00 AM', 'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS AM') , 6896, 'DUMMY ASSET', ' '); -- end script Unfortunately When I execute the above files using \i I am getting errors like ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" LINE 4: SUB_TYPE NUMBER(3) NOT NULL, Obviously 'number' is not PostgreSQL data type so is 'varchar2'. What is your suggestion to create these tables in PostgreSQL? Should I pre-process using Sed/Awk to find/replace the field type first? Any recommendation is greatly appreciated :) Thanks. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general