Default extension of source file in sql loader map

Hi
I created a map having a flat file as source. The file name is X. When Ran the map, these was error message said that 'Cannot find file X.dat'
Is the '.dat' a default extension when no extension is defined?
Thank you
Sozy

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Is the '.dat' a default extension when no extension is defined?
Yes

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Record 1: Rejected - Error on table C_N_DETL_TAB, column CPT_CODE.
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Record 2: Rejected - Error on table C_N_DETL_TAB, column CPT_CODE.
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CPT_CODE INTEGER,
C_N_AMT INTEGER,
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No database version of course. Unimportant.
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user_item_type                    "trim(replace(replace(:user_item_type,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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primary_uom_code               "trim(replace(replace(:primary_uom_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
inv_default_item_status          "trim(replace(replace(:inv_default_item_status,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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stock_enabled_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:stock_enabled_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
mtl_transactions_enabled_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:mtl_transactions_enabled_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
revision_qty_control_code          "trim(replace(replace(:revision_qty_control_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
reservable_type               "trim(replace(replace(:reservable_type,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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shelf_life_code               "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:shelf_life_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
shelf_life_days               "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:shelf_life_days,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
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negative_measurement_error          "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:negative_measurement_error,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
positive_measurement_error          "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:positive_measurement_error,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
serial_number_control_code          "trim(replace(replace(:serial_number_control_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
auto_serial_alpha_prefix          "trim(replace(replace(:auto_serial_alpha_prefix,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
start_auto_serial_number          "trim(replace(replace(:start_auto_serial_number,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
location_control_code               "trim(replace(replace(:location_control_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
restrict_subinventories_code          "trim(replace(replace(:restrict_subinventories_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
restrict_locators_code               "trim(replace(replace(:restrict_locators_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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costing_enabled_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:costing_enabled_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
inventory_asset_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:inventory_asset_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
default_include_in_rollup_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:default_include_in_rollup_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
cost_of_goods_sold_account          "trim(replace(replace(:cost_of_goods_sold_account,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
std_lot_size                    "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:std_lot_size,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
sales_account                    "trim(replace(replace(:sales_account,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
purchasing_item_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:purchasing_item_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
purchasing_enabled_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:purchasing_enabled_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
must_use_approved_vendor_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:must_use_approved_vendor_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
allow_item_desc_update_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:allow_item_desc_update_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
rfq_required_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:rfq_required_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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list_price_per_unit               "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:list_price_per_unit,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
taxable_flag                    "trim(replace(replace(:taxable_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
purchasing_tax_code               "trim(replace(replace(:purchasing_tax_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
receipt_required_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:receipt_required_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
inspection_required_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:inspection_required_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
price_tolerance_percent          "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:price_tolerance_percent,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
expense_account               "trim(replace(replace(:expense_account,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
allow_substitute_receipts_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:allow_substitute_receipts_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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inventory_planning_code          "trim(replace(replace(:inventory_planning_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
min_minmax_quantity               "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:min_minmax_quantity,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
max_minmax_quantity               "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:max_minmax_quantity,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
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source_type                    "trim(replace(replace(:source_type,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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material_cost                    "trim(replace(replace(:material_cost,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
mrp_planning_code               "trim(replace(replace(:mrp_planning_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
customer_order_enabled_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:customer_order_enabled_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
customer_order_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:customer_order_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
shippable_item_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:shippable_item_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
internal_order_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:internal_order_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
internal_order_enabled_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:internal_order_enabled_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
invoice_enabled_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:invoice_enabled_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
invoiceable_item_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:invoiceable_item_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
cross_ref_ean_code               "trim(replace(replace(:cross_ref_ean_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
category_set_intrastat               "trim(replace(replace(:category_set_intrastat,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
CustomCode                    "trim(replace(replace(:CustomCode,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
net_weight                    "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:net_weight,chr(9),''),chr(13),''),chr(32),''),chr(10),''))",
production_speed               "trim(replace(replace(:production_speed,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
LABEL                         "trim(replace(replace(:LABEL,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
comment1_org_level               "trim(replace(replace(:comment1_org_level,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
comment2_org_level               "trim(replace(replace(:comment2_org_level,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
std_cost_price_scala               "to_number(trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:std_cost_price_scala,chr(9),''),chr(32),''),chr(13),''),chr(10),'')))",
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subinventory_code               "trim(replace(replace(:subinventory_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
preprocessing_lead_time          "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:preprocessing_lead_time,chr(9),''),chr(32),''),chr(13),''),chr(10),''))",
processing_lead_time                "trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:processing_lead_time,chr(9),''),chr(32),''),chr(13),''),chr(10),''))",
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1) std_cost_price_scala
2) list_price_per_unit
both are number columns.
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(cad1 CHAR(3),
cad2 FILLER CHAR(30),
image1 BFILE(CONSTANT "/opt/oracle/appl/myapp/1.0.0/img/", cad2))
sample.dat is:
1153,1153.JPEG,
and error is:
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 6.
Expecting "," or ")", found "FILLER".
cad2 FILLER CHAR(30),
^
I tried too with a procedure, but without results...
Any idea about this error messages?
Thanks a lot.
Jose L.

> So you think that if one person put an "urgent" in the subject is screwing the problems of
other people?
Absolutely. As you are telling them "My posting is more important than yours and deserve faster attention and resolution than yours!".
So what could a typical response be? Someone telling you that his posting is more important by using the phrase "VERY URGENT!". And the next poster may decide that, no, his problem is evern more import - and use "EXTREMELY URGENT!!" as the subject. And the next one then raises the stakes by claiming his problem is "CODE RED! CRITICAL. DEFCON 4. URGENT!!!!".
Stupid, isn't it? As stupid as your instance that there is nothing wrong with your pitiful clamoring for attention to your problem by saying it is urgent.
What does the RFC's say about a meaningful title/subject in a public forum? I trust that you know what a RFC is? After all, you claim to have used public forums on the Internet for some years now..
The RFC on "public forums" is called The Usenet Article Format. This is what it has to say about the SUBJECT of a public posting:
=
The "Subject" line (formerly "Title") tells what the message is about. It should be suggestive enough of the contents of the message to enable a reader to make a decision whether to read the message based on the subject alone. If the message is submitted in response to another message (e.g., is a follow-up) the default subject should begin with the four characters "Re: ", and the "References" line is required. For follow-ups, the use of the "Summary" line is encouraged.
=
([url http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/rfc/1036.html]RFC 1036, the Usenet article format)
Or how about [url http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/dont.html]The seven don'ts of Usenet?
Point 7 of the Don'ts:
Don't try to catch attention by typing something foolish like "PLEASE HELP ME!!!! URGENT!!! I NEED YOUR HELP!!!" into the Subject line. Instead, type something informative (using normal mixed case!) that describes the subject matter.
Please tell me that you are not too thick to understand the basic principles of netiquette, or to argue with the RFCs that governs the very fabric of the Internet.
As for when I have an "urgent" problem? In my "real" work? I take it up with Oracle Support on Metalink by filing an iTAR/SR. As any non-idiot should do with a real-life Oracle crisis problem.
I do not barge into a public forum like you do, jump up and down, and demand quick attention by claiming that my problem is more important and more urgent and more deserving of attention that other people's problem in the very same forum.

Different log file name in the Control file of SQL Loader

Dear all,
I get every day 3 log files with ftp from a Solaris Server to a Windows 2000 Server machine. In this Windows machine, we have an Oracle Database 9.2. These log files are in the following format: in<date>.log i.e. in20070429.log.
I would like to load this log file's data to an Oracle table every day and I would like to use SQL Loader for this job.
The problem is that the log file name is different every day.
How can I give this variable log file name in the Control file, which is used for the SQL Loader?
file.ctl
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'D:\gbal\in<date>.log'
APPEND INTO TABLE CHAT_SL
FIELDS TERMINATED BY WHITESPACE
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(SL1 DATE "Mon DD, YYYY HH:MI:SS FF3AM",
SL2 char,
SL3 DATE "Mon DD, YYYY HH:MI:SS FF3AM",
SL4 char,
SL5 char,
SL6 char,
SL7 char,
SL8 char,
SL9 char,
SL10 char,
SL11 char,
SL12 char,
SL13 char,
SL14 char,
SL15 char)
Do you have any better idea about this issue?
I thought of renaming the log file to an instant name, such as in.log, but how can I distinguish the desired log file, from the other two?
Thank you very much in advance.
Giorgos Baliotis

I don't have a direct solution for your problem.
However if you invoke the SQL loader from an Oracle stored procedure, it is possible to dynamically set control\log file.
# Grant previleges to the user to execute command prompt statements
BEGIN
dbms_java.grant_permission('bc4186ol','java.io.FilePermission','C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe','execute');
END;
* Procedure to execute Operating system commands using PL\SQL(Oracle script making use of Java packages
CREATE OR REPLACE AND COMPILE JAVA SOURCE NAMED "Host" AS
import java.io.*;
public class Host {
public static void executeCommand(String command) {
try {
String[] finalCommand;
finalCommand = new String[4];
finalCommand[0] = "C:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe";
finalCommand[1] = "/y";
finalCommand[2] = "/c";
finalCommand[3] = command;
final Process pr = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(finalCommand);
new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
BufferedReader br_in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(pr.getInputStream()));
String buff = null;
while ((buff = br_in.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println("Process out :" + buff);
try {Thread.sleep(100); } catch(Exception e) {}
catch (IOException ioe) {
System.out.println("Exception caught printing process output.");
ioe.printStackTrace();
}).start();
new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
BufferedReader br_err = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(pr.getErrorStream()));
String buff = null;
while ((buff = br_err.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println("Process err :" + buff);
try {Thread.sleep(100); } catch(Exception e) {}
catch (IOException ioe) {
System.out.println("Exception caught printing process error.");
ioe.printStackTrace();
}).start();
catch (Exception ex) {
System.out.println(ex.getLocalizedMessage());
public static boolean isWindows() {
if (System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase().indexOf("windows") != -1)
return true;
else
return false;
* Oracle wrapper to call the above procedure
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Host_Command (p_command IN VARCHAR2)
AS LANGUAGE JAVA
NAME 'Host.executeCommand (java.lang.String)';
* Now invoke the procedure with an operating system command(Execyte SQL-loader)
* The execution of script would ensure the Prod mapping data file is loaded to PROD_5005_710_MAP table
* Change the control\log\discard\bad files as apropriate
BEGIN
Host_Command (p_command => 'sqlldr system/tiburon@orcl control=C:\anupama\emp_join'||1||'.ctl log=C:\anupama\ond_lists.log');
END;Does that help you?
Regards,
Bhagat

How do I skip footer records in Data file through control file of sql*loade

hi,
I am using sql*loader to load data from data file and i have written control file for it. How do i skip last '5' records of data file or the footer records to be skiped to read.
For first '5' records to be skiped we can use "skip" to achieve it but how do i acheive for last '5' records.
2)
Can I mention two data files in one control file if so what is the syntax(like we give INFILE Where we mention the path of data file can i mention two data file in same control file)
3)
If i have datafile with variable length (ie 1st record with 200 charcter, 2nd with 150 character and 3rd with 180 character) then how do i load data into table, i mean what will be the syntax for it in control file.
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5) If i have variable length records in data file and i have first name then white space between then and then last name, how do i insert this value which includes first name and last name into single column of the table.( i mean how do you handle the white space in between first name and last name in data file)
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ram

You should read the documentation about SQL*Loader.

How do i map one field to another in control file via SQL Loader

Can someone please reply back to this question
Hi,
I have a flat file (student.dat delimiter %~| ) using control file (student.ctl) through sql loader. Here are the details.
student.dat
student_id, student_firstname, gender, student_lastName, student_newId
101%~|abc%~|F %~|xyz%~|110%~|
Corresponding table
Student (
Student_ID,
Student_FN,
Gender,
Student_LN
Question:
How do i map student_newId field to student_id field in STUDENT DB table so that new id should be inserted in student_id column. How do i specify the mapping in control file. I dont want to create a new column in student table. Please let me know the best way to do this.
Can someone please reply back to this question.
My approach:
In control file i will sepecify the below, Is this a best approach?. Do we have any othe way?
STUDENT_ID *(:STUDENT_NEWID)*,
STUDENT_FN,
GENDER,
STUDENT_LNAME,
STUDENT_NEWID BOUNDFILLER
Thanks
Sunil
Edited by: 993112 on Mar 13, 2013 12:28 AM
Edited by: 993112 on Mar 13, 2013 12:30 AM
Edited by: 993112 on Mar 13, 2013 12:31 AM
Edited by: 993112 on Mar 18, 2013 2:52 AM

OK, ok...
Here is the sample data:
101%~|abc%~|F %~|xyz%~|110%~|
102%~|def%~|M %~|pqr%~|120%~|
103%~|ghi%~|M %~|stu%~|130%~|
104%~|jkl%~|F %~|vwx%~|140%~|
105%~|mno%~|F %~|yza%~|150%~|Here is the control file:
LOAD DATA
INFILE student.dat
TRUNCATE INTO TABLE STUDENT
FIELDS TERMINATED BY '%~|' TRAILING NULLCOLS
student_old FILLER
, student_fn
, gender
, student_ln
, student_id
)And here is the execution:
SQL> CREATE TABLE student
2 (
3    student_id   NUMBER
4 , student_fn   VARCHAR2 (10)
5 , gender       VARCHAR2 (2)
6 , student_ln   VARCHAR2 (10)
7 );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> !sqlldr / control=student.ctl
SQL*Loader: Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production on Tue Mar 19 14:37:31 2013
Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Commit point reached - logical record count 5
SQL> select * from student;
STUDENT_ID STUDENT_FN                     GENDER STUDENT_LN
       110 abc                            F      xyz
       120 def                            M      pqr
       130 ghi                            M      stu
       140 jkl                            F      vwx
       150 mno                            F      yza
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