Example: Locator Mode Processing of a Large Object - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Manipulation Language

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-04-02
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

The first example shows how locator b is used to copy an existing, Vantage platform-resident BLOB from its current base table location into a base table named mytable without any data transferred to the client.

     USING (a INTEGER,
            b BLOB AS LOCATOR)
     INSERT INTO mytable VALUES (:a, :b);

The second example shows the BLOB data identified by locator b being returned to the client.

     .SET INDICDATA ON
     .EXPORT INDICDATA FILE=udbsales.dat

     USING (b BLOB AS LOCATOR)
     SELECT :b;

     .EXPORT RESET