How to use Conditional statements in SQL Loader control file

Hi,
I am using sql loader to load a flat file to the table. I am using control file for this purpose as show below:
LOAD
INTO TABLE store_shrink
TRUNCATE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "     "
TRAILING NULLCOLS
SITE_ID char,
ST_SHRINK char,
ST_REVENUE char,
SHRINK_PR char ":ST_SHRINK/:ST_REVENUE"
My question is this. If in the flat file the value of 'ST_REVENUE' is '0', then I want 'SHRINK_PR' to be '0' as well, and skip the calculation (:st_shrink/:st_revenue).
How to achieve this with the conditional statement or using any Oracle function?
Any help or suggestion is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Hi there,
I tried the following in my above query and it doesn't work somehow. Anyone has an idea? I have been on internet throughout but to no avail. Please help:
LOAD
INTO TABLE store_shrink
TRUNCATE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "     "
TRAILING NULLCOLS
SITE_ID char,
ST_SHRINK char,
ST_REVENUE char,
SHRINK_PR char "case (when :st_revenue<>'0.00' then :SHRINK_PR=:ST_SHRINK/:ST_REVENUE else :SHRINK_PR='0.00') end"
)

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