From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Sat Jun 18 11:27:40 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j5IGRev2005755 for ; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:27:40 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j5IGRbNi005750 for ; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:27:38 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 68A6C1C003E; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:23:44 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 22009-07; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:23:44 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id DC3D31C009B; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:23:43 -0500 (EST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=fFNMx5q7pMWQ/eLydvP4D+hTuaLnlfDNpU90xKlhfbomU0c20u0ok9w1J0qj91gAFvgObv6sbh4cukC8ApGwacJZfUWOw0mdDPpz6K/wLPbFlhkgpZyHiaOhKUKVlnao/NesVUee2uhUzn33XwAFwyfPM6/oqZHESKfnvQjv1uw= Message-ID: <4ca3406a0506180821ae749e4@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:21:55 -0600 From: John Smiley To: jdunn@sefas.com Subject: Re: SQL*Loader-128: unable to begin a session : ORA-12705: invalid or unknown NLS parameter value specified Cc: Oracle-L@freelists.org In-Reply-To: <007401c571b1$837a2f20$3e04050a@johnman> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1648_12386776.1119108115833" References: <007401c571b1$837a2f20$3e04050a@johnman> X-archive-position: 21342 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: jrsmiley@gmail.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: jrsmiley@gmail.com X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=ham version=2.63 ------=_Part_1648_12386776.1119108115833 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Have you checked your environment to see if NLS_LANG is set? On 6/15/05, John Dunn wrote: >=20 > I have just migrated an application from test to prod. On the prod machin= e=20 > I > get the following error from sqlldr >=20 >=20 > SQL*Loader-128: unable to begin a session : ORA-12705: invalid or unknown > NLS parameter value specified >=20 > It works fine on the test box. >=20 > I do not specify any NLS parameters in the script that is running sqlldr, > nor do I do any alter session statements >=20 > Anyone any ideas? >=20 > John Dunn > Product Consultant > Sefas Innovation Limited > Direct Dial + 44 (0) 117 915 4267 > www.sefas.com >=20 > PLEASE NOTE SEFAS INNOVATION ARE MOVING THURSDAY 23rd JUNE 2005 TO: > Sefas Innovation Ltd, CityPoint, Temple Gate, Bristol BS1 6PL, UK. > Tel: +44(0) 117 373 6114 > Fax: +44 (0) 117 373 6115 > NEW DIRECT DIAL: +44 (0) 117 373 6122 >=20 >=20 > -- > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > ------=_Part_1648_12386776.1119108115833 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Have you checked your environment to see if NLS_LANG is set?

On 6/15/05, John Du= nn <jdunn@sefas.com> wrote= :
I have just migra= ted an application from test to prod. On the prod machine I
get the foll= owing error from sqlldr


SQL*Loader-128: unable to begin a session : ORA-12705: invalid = or unknown
NLS parameter value specified

It works fine on the tes= t box.

I do not specify any NLS parameters in the script that is run= ning sqlldr,
nor do I do any alter session statements

Anyone any ideas?
John Dunn
Product Consultant
Sefas Innovation Limited
Direct Dia= l + 44 (0) 117 915 4267
www.sefas.com

PLEASE NOTE SEFAS INNOVATION ARE MOVING THURSDAY 23rd JUNE 2005= TO:
Sefas Innovation Ltd, CityPoint, Temple Gate, Bristol BS1 6PL, UK.<= br>Tel: +44(0) 117 373 6114
Fax: +44 (0) 117 373 6115
NEW DIRECT DIAL= : +44 (0) 117 373 6122


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