Hello, A new question has been asked in "MariaDB Community" by dbamaria. Please answer it at http://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-vs-oracle/ as the person asking the question may not be subscribed to the mailing list. -------------------------------- Hi, I have to find out in MariaDb how to implement some features used in Oracle . I have : - Load a file: in Oracle I use the external table. Is there a way (fast and efficient one ) to load a file into a table . Has MariaDb a plugin which allows to load well a specific format of files? - In my existing Oracle code I used to developp a java wrap functions which allow those feature (is there a way in MariaDb to do this?), specifically : 1- Searching a files in an OS directory and insert them in a table, 2- send an SNMP trap 3- Send a mail via SMTP - Is there an equivalent to an Oracle job in Mariadb? - Is there an equivalent to Oracle TDE (Transparent data encryption) ? -Is there an equivalent to the VPD (virtual private policy)? Many Thanks and Best Regards -------------------------------- To view or answer this question please visit: http://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-vs-oracle/