Re: Q:SQL*Loader number format

From: Ralf Bender <ralf.bender_at_arcor.de>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:03:29 +0100
Message-ID: <41b94a40$0$29832$9b4e6d93@newsread2.arcor-online.net>

No, I set the NLS Options while starting the import with NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS=",."; export NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS;

In some cases the positive numbers are loaded, but not the negative ones.

ana said the following on 09.12.2004 18:36:

> "Ralf Bender" <ralf.bender_at_arcor.de> wrote in message
> news:41b87c71$0$16034$9b4e6d93_at_newsread4.arcor-online.net...
> 

>>Hello
>>
>>I've got a big flat file with # as separator.
>>There is a number field which has negative sign at the end or nothing if
>>it is a positive number:
>>
>>D#100,00#100,00#BET
>>S#100,00-#100,00-#WISH
>>
>>In the database the field is a number(15,2)
>>
>>I try to load this file with sql-loader, but earn always errors like
>>invalid number ...
>>
>>I try (seen at ask tom)
>>column_name "to_number( :column_name, '9999999999s' )/100",
>>or
>>column_name "to_number( :column_name, '99999999D99MI' )",
>>
>>nothing works correctly. In some cases i got the positive numbers but
>>not the negative ones.
>>
>>Is there someone who can help me to climb this little rock?
>>
>>thanks
>>ralf

> 
> 
> It might be choking on the commas due to NLS incompatibility
> 
> 

Received on Fri Dec 10 2004 - 01:03:29 CST