The external loader starts to load data to the database as soon as the data appears in the pipe. The loader deletes the named pipe as soon as it completes the load.
On UNIX, the Integration Service writes to a named pipe that is named after the configured target file name.
On Windows, the Integration Service writes data to a named pipe using the specified format:
\\.\pipe\<pipe name>
The pipe name is the same as the configured target file name.
