SQL Loader and weird source file structure

I am familiar with using SQL Loader to process comma or tab delimited text files into proper table data. But how do you process "positionally delimited" files?!
I mean, I have a text file which looks like this:
Item A
---attribute1
---attribute2
---attribute3
---attribute4
Item B
---attribute1
---attribute2
---attribute3
---attribute4
Item C
---attribute1
---attribute2
---attribute3
---attribute4
And so on. How do I tell SQL Loader, 'rows 1, 6 and 11 are the first column in the table; rows 2, 7 and 12 and the second column; rows 3, 8, 13 are the third and so on? I want to end up with data in the form
Item A Attribute1 Attribute2 Attribute3 Attribute 4
Item B Attribute1 Attribute2 Attribute3 Attribute 4
Item C Attribute1 Attribute2 Attribute3 Attribute 4
Is such a thing even possible with SQL Loader?

If your data is exactly in that format like in sample provided by Enrique, you can try to play with that certain data pattern. Again, based on previous example:
~ >cat data.dat
map1
    615050: ( 95, 83, 68) #5F5344 rgb(95,83,68)
    605728: ( 36, 27, 22) #241B16 rgb(36,27,22)
    225834: (154,107, 84) #9A6B54 rgb(154,107,84)
    176305: (218,187,155) #DABB9B rgb(218,187,155)
    141083: (188,142,111) #BC8E6F rgb(188,142,111)
map2
    615050: ( 95, 83, 68) #5F5344 rgb(95,83,68)
    605728: ( 36, 27, 22) #241B16 rgb(36,27,22)
    225834: (154,107, 84) #9A6B54 rgb(154,107,84)
    176305: (218,187,155) #DABB9B rgb(218,187,155)
    141083: (188,142,111) #BC8E6F rgb(188,142,111)
map3
    615050: ( 95, 83, 68) #5F5344 rgb(95,83,68)
    605728: ( 36, 27, 22) #241B16 rgb(36,27,22)
    225834: (154,107, 84) #9A6B54 rgb(154,107,84)
    176305: (218,187,155) #DABB9B rgb(218,187,155)
    141083: (188,142,111) #BC8E6F rgb(188,142,111)
~ >cat data.ctl
LOAD DATA
INFILE "data.dat" "str '\nm'"
DISCARDFILE "data.dsc"
DISCARDMAX 999
REPLACE
-- CONCATENATE 6
INTO TABLE data
fields terminated by X'0a' trailing nullcols
( item char "replace('m'||:item,'mm','m')",
attrib1 char,
attrib2 char,
attrib3 char,
attrib4 char,
attrib5 char
~ >sqlplus scott/tiger
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Wed Oct 15 16:27:25 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
SQL> select count(*) from data;
COUNT(*)
         0
SQL> !sqlldr userid=scott/tiger control=data.ctl
SQL*Loader: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Wed Oct 15 16:28:29 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Commit point reached - logical record count 2
Commit point reached - logical record count 3
SQL> col item for a4
SQL> col attrib1 for a50
SQL> col attrib2 for a50
SQL> select item,attrib1,attrib2 from data;
ITEM ATTRIB1                                            ATTRIB2
map1     615050: ( 95, 83, 68) #5F5344 rgb(95,83,68)        605728: ( 36, 27, 22) #241B16 rgb(36,27,22)
map2     615050: ( 95, 83, 68) #5F5344 rgb(95,83,68)        605728: ( 36, 27, 22) #241B16 rgb(36,27,22)
map3     615050: ( 95, 83, 68) #5F5344 rgb(95,83,68)        605728: ( 36, 27, 22) #241B16 rgb(36,27,22)
SQL>As you see, i loaded on linux, on windows you may slightly adjust controlfile to reflect end of lines...
Best regards
Maxim

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What is the source file structure while doing the BDC of mm01

What is the source file structure while doing the BDC of mm01

Hi,
first u create a meterial note the data u enterd in the screens.
if u have created the material successfully then that data structure will be the source structure of the
file.
regards.
Jagadeesh.

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