BatchUpdateException: the batch will not terminate

Question

I have an application which processes a very large file and sends data to an oracle database (using Java 6, oracle 9).

In a loop, I use a PreparedStatement ps

Answer 1

there is a workaround that would allow you to use the batch feature. Instead of executing a simple INSERT statement, you can execute a PL/SQL block that will deal with the error appropriately:

BEGIN
   INSERT INTO your_table VALUES (?,?,...?);
EXCEPTION
   WHEN OTHERS THEN
      /* deal with the error. For example, log the error id and error msg 
         so that you can list them after the batch */
      INSERT INTO error_table VALUES (?, sqlerrm);
END

The performance should be on par with the batch insert (should be faster than individual execution of the statements). You could also call a stored procedure instead of a PL/SQL block.