Help in creating sql loader control file

Question

I am having a csv file representing in this format. I have several lines like this
"XXX", "YYY","ZZZ","01/01/2005", "AAA"
So when I created the control file having, I am having problem with inserting the date.
I tried to you use the date column name
load data
infile x.cvt
into table table name
fields terminated by ","
colA
colB
colC
colD "TO_DATE(colD 'dd/mm/yyy')
does not seem to work. Please let me know what I am missing.
thanks

Answer 1

If you don't want to load the 5th field, you need to specify it as filler field in the control file
Load Data
Infile x.cvt
Into Table table name
Fields Terminated by ","
Optionally enclosed by '"'
(colA,
  colB,
  colC,
  colD DATE "dd/mm/yyyy",
  colE FILLER
)http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96652/ch06.htm#1006670
If you want to use the function to_date, don't forget the colon before the column name
Load Data
Infile x.cvt
Into Table table name
Fields Terminated by ","
Optionally enclosed by '"'
(colA,
  colB,
  colC,
  colD char "TO_DATE(:colD 'dd/mm/yyyy')",
  colE FILLER
)http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96652/ch06.htm#1008153
Message was edited by:
Jens Petersen