Can we concatenate 2 columns of datafile into one column in sql loader

Question

Hi,
Can we concatenate 2 columns of datafile into one column in sql loader?
like
Suppose there are two field in data file
column1 - lastname value tiger
column2 - firstname value scott
Required result
sould be concatenate of the two field into one database coulmn
like name and value should be scott tiger.
Thanks

Answer 1

Or try this...
My input file
1,KARTHICK,PATTABIRAMAN,SOFTWARE
2,VIJAY,RENGANATHAN,FINANCE
3,VIMAL,KANTH,SALESAnd my control file.
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'EmpDetail.txt'
BADFILE 'EmpDetail.bad'
DISCARDFILE 'EmpDetail.dsc'
INTO TABLE "EMPDETAIL"
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' TRAILING NULLCOLS     
  (NO,
  NAME1 BOUNDFILLER,
  NAME ":NAME1||' '||:NAME",
  DEPT) My table is.
SQL> create table empdetail(no integer, name varchar2(50), dept varchar2(50))
  2  /
Table created.Then i loaded the data.
D:\karthick\Akiva\Look up\Akiva\Address Look Up>sqlldr sysadm/sysadm@akivanew empdetail.ctl
SQL*Loader: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon Sep 15 12:23:42 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Commit point reached - logical record count 2
Commit point reached - logical record count 3And the output is
SQL> select * from empdetail
  2  /
        NO NAME                                               DEPT
         1 KARTHICK PATTABIRAMAN                              SOFTWARE
         2 VIJAY RENGANATHAN                                  FINANCE
         3 VIMAL KANTH                                        SALESThanks,
Karthick.