Load Sample Data Using Vector CLI and Director
Note: To create a database and load it with data in Vector Community Edition, which has a 100 GB size limit, you must first delete the provided ontimedb database. For more information, see
Remove the Sample Databases.
In this exercise, you will create a database, create a table in that database, and then load it with data provided in the AMI.
To perform the following procedures, you must connect to the Vector EC2 instance so that it is displayed in the Instance Explorer. See
Start Director and Connect to the Vector EC2 Instance.
Create a Database
In this exercise, you will create a database named demodb.
To create a database
1. Select the Vector AMI instance in the Instance Explorer of Director.
2. On the Start page, click New Database or click DATABASE, Database, New Database.
The New Database dialog box opens.
3. Enter the name demodb.
4. Click OK.
The demodb database is created.
5. Click Close to close the New Database dialog.
The new database is added to the Databases folder of the Vector AMI instance.
Create a Table
In this exercise, you will create two tables in the demodb database: ontime and carriers. You will create the tables using copy-and-paste query commands.
To create the tables
1. In the Instance Explorer, navigate to and select the demodb database you created in the previous procedure.
2. On the Start page, click New Query or click QUERY, New.
3. A new query tab opens in the Multiple Document Interface.
4. Select the demodb database from the Select a Database dropdown.
5. Copy and paste the following SQL command in the Query Text window:
create table ontime(
year integer not null,
quarter i1 not null,
month i1 not null,
dayofmonth i1 not null,
dayofweek i1 not null,
flightdate ansidate not null,
uniquecarrier char(7) not null,
airlineid integer not null,
carrier char(2) default NULL,
tailnum varchar(50) default NULL,
flightnum varchar(10) not null,
originairportid integer default NULL,
originairportseqid integer default NULL,
origincitymarketid integer default NULL,
origin char(5) default NULL,
origincityname varchar(35) not null,
originstate char(2) default NULL,
originstatefips varchar(10) default NULL,
originstatename varchar(46) default NULL,
originwac integer default NULL,
destairportid integer default NULL,
destairportseqid integer default NULL,
destcitymarketid integer default NULL,
dest char(5) default NULL,
destcityname varchar(35) not null,
deststate char(2) default NULL,
deststatefips varchar(10) default NULL,
deststatename varchar(46) default NULL,
destwac integer default NULL,
crsdeptime integer default NULL,
deptime integer default NULL,
depdelay integer default NULL,
depdelayminutes integer default NULL,
depdel15 integer default NULL,
departuredelaygroups integer default NULL,
deptimeblk varchar(9) default NULL,
taxiout integer default NULL,
wheelsoff varchar(10) default NULL,
wheelson varchar(10) default NULL,
taxiin integer default NULL,
crsarrtime integer default NULL,
arrtime integer default NULL,
arrdelay integer default NULL,
arrdelayminutes integer default NULL,
arrdel15 integer default NULL,
arrivaldelaygroups integer default NULL,
arrtimeblk varchar(9) default NULL,
cancelled i1 default NULL,
cancellationcode char(1) default NULL,
diverted i1 default NULL,
crselapsedtime integer default NULL,
actualelapsedtime integer default NULL,
airtime integer default NULL,
flights integer default NULL,
distance integer default NULL,
distancegroup i1 default NULL,
carrierdelay integer default NULL,
weatherdelay integer default NULL,
nasdelay integer default NULL,
securitydelay integer default NULL,
lateaircraftdelay integer default NULL,
firstdeptime varchar(10) default NULL,
totaladdgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
longestaddgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
divairportlandings varchar(10) default NULL,
divreacheddest varchar(10) default NULL,
divactualelapsedtime varchar(10) default NULL,
divarrdelay varchar(10) default NULL,
divdistance varchar(10) default NULL,
div1airport varchar(10) default NULL,
div1airportid integer default NULL,
div1airportseqid integer default NULL,
div1wheelson varchar(10) default NULL,
div1totalgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div1longestgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div1wheelsoff varchar(10) default NULL,
div1tailnum varchar(10) default NULL,
div2airport varchar(10) default NULL,
div2airportid integer default NULL,
div2airportseqid integer default NULL,
div2wheelson varchar(10) default NULL,
div2totalgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div2longestgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div2wheelsoff varchar(10) default NULL,
div2tailnum varchar(10) default NULL,
div3airport varchar(10) default NULL,
div3airportid integer default NULL,
div3airportseqid integer default NULL,
div3wheelson varchar(10) default NULL,
div3totalgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div3longestgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div3wheelsoff varchar(10) default NULL,
div3tailnum varchar(10) default NULL,
div4airport varchar(10) default NULL,
div4airportid integer default NULL,
div4airportseqid integer default NULL,
div4wheelson varchar(10) default NULL,
div4totalgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div4longestgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div4wheelsoff varchar(10) default NULL,
div4tailnum varchar(10) default NULL,
div5airport varchar(10) default NULL,
div5airportid integer default NULL,
div5airportseqid integer default NULL,
div5wheelson varchar(10) default NULL,
div5totalgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div5longestgtime varchar(10) default NULL,
div5wheelsoff varchar(10) default NULL,
div5tailnum varchar(10) default NULL
)
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6. Click Execute.
Results are displayed in the bottom half of the query tab.
7. Create the carriers table and insert data into it:
create table carriers(ccode char(2) collate ucs_basic, carrier char(25) collate ucs_basic )\g
INSERT INTO carriers VALUES ('AS','Alaska Airlines (AS)'), ('AA','American Airlines (AA)'), ('DL','Delta Air Lines (DL)'), ('EV','ExpressJet Airlines (EV)'), ('F9','Frontier Airlines (F9)'), ('HA','Hawaiian Airlines (HA)'), ('B6','JetBlue Airways (B6)'), ('OO','SkyWest Airlines (OO)'), ('WN','Southwest Airlines (WN)'), ('NK','Spirit Airlines (NK)'), ('UA','United Airlines (UA)'), ('VX','Virgin America (VX)')\g
The new tables are added to the Tables folder of the Vector AMI instance, demodb database. If you do not see the tables, right-click and select Refresh.
Load Data
To load data into the database and table you have just created, you must use the Vector Command Line Interface.