RE: SQL Loader error

If I remember right, SQL*LOADER has (or used to have) a maximum field size of 256 characters. This can be overcome by specifying the size you want to load like:

LOAD DATA
INFILE 'sierras.dat'
INTO TABLE ia_test
trailing nullcols
( SWREGNO terminated by ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"',

   comments CHAR(xxx) terminated by ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' )

Where xxx is the size of the field in the table you are trying to load into.

Regards,
Kev.

-----Original Message-----
Sent: 30 January 2002 12:11
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heres the ctl

LOAD DATA
INFILE 'sierras.dat'
INTO TABLE ia_test
trailing nullcols
( SWREGNO terminated by ',' OPTIONALLY
ENCLOSED BY '"',

   comments                        terminated by ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY

dat file looks something like:

"aer100","customer's wish to cancel"
"aer200","etc."

"Thomas, Kevin" <Kevin.Thomas_at_calanais.com>@fatcity.com on 30/01/2002 11:25:34

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Could you post the control file?

Kev.

-----Original Message-----
Sent: 30 January 2002 09:15
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i have these 2 errors in the log file

1.Record 2389: Rejected - Error on table IA_TEST, column COMMENTS. Field in data file exceeds maximum length

2. Record 885: Rejected - Error on table IA_TEST. ORA-01401: inserted value too large for column

whats the differennce between the 2?

cheers

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