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Document the LOAD FROM IXF command.

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.SH "LOAD IXF"
This command instructs pgloader to load data from an IBM \fBIXF\fR file\. Here\'s an example:
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LOAD IXF
FROM data/nsitra\.test1\.ixf
INTO postgresql:///pgloader?nsitra\.test1
WITH truncate, create table
BEFORE LOAD DO
$$ create schema if not exists nsitra; $$,
$$ drop table if exists nsitra\.test1; $$;
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The \fBixf\fR format command accepts the following clauses and options:
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\fIFROM\fR
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Filename where to load the data from\. This support local files, HTTP URLs and zip files containing a single ixf file of the same name\. Fetch such a zip file from an HTTP address is of course supported\.
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\fIWITH\fR
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When loading from a \fBIXF\fR file, the following options are supported:
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\fItruncate\fR
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When this option is listed, pgloader issues a \fBTRUNCATE\fR command against the PostgreSQL target table before reading the data file\.
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\fIcreate table\fR
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When this option is listed, pgloader creates the table using the meta data found in the \fBDBF\fR file, which must contain a list of fields with their data type\. A standard data type conversion from DBF to PostgreSQL is done\.
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\fItable name\fR
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This options expects as its value the possibly qualified name of the table to create\.
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This options expects as its value the possibly qualified name of the
table to create.
## LOAD IXF
This command instructs pgloader to load data from an IBM `IXF` file. Here's
an example:
LOAD IXF
FROM data/nsitra.test1.ixf
INTO postgresql:///pgloader?nsitra.test1
WITH truncate, create table
BEFORE LOAD DO
$$ create schema if not exists nsitra; $$,
$$ drop table if exists nsitra.test1; $$;
The `ixf` format command accepts the following clauses and options:
- *FROM*
Filename where to load the data from. This support local files, HTTP
URLs and zip files containing a single ixf file of the same name. Fetch
such a zip file from an HTTP address is of course supported.
- *WITH*
When loading from a `IXF` file, the following options are supported:
- *truncate*
When this option is listed, pgloader issues a `TRUNCATE` command
against the PostgreSQL target table before reading the data file.
- *create table*
When this option is listed, pgloader creates the table using the
meta data found in the `DBF` file, which must contain a list of
fields with their data type. A standard data type conversion from
DBF to PostgreSQL is done.
- *table name*
This options expects as its value the possibly qualified name of the
table to create.
## LOAD ARCHIVE
This command instructs pgloader to load data from one or more files contained