Re: sql*loader default value

From: Witold Iwaniec <wiwaniec_at_novalistech.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 11:34:09 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002DEAE6.20010402113556@fatcity.com>

Try using in the control file:

NULLIF MY_COLUMN=BLANKS eg:
MY_COLUMN POSITION(24:535) CHAR NULLIF MY_COLUMN=BLANKS HTH Witold

On 2 Apr 2001, at 10:50, gregory.t.norris_at_mail.sprint. wrote:

> When using direct path loads, is it possible to have sql*loader insert a
> default value in place of NULL for blank entries? For conventional path loads
> I can use the "nvl" function in my control file, but that unfortunately
> doesn't work with direct path.
>
> Thoughts?
>
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