How to eliminate special characters that appear in extracted data files

Dear all,
I need your help please,
I have data files that are extracted via programs from a database db1. Those datafiles appear to have special character in the last record, so the last record in the datafile is entered in the database db2 via sql loader import and it appears in the table as a special character like a square.
What could I do in the control file to skip the last record in the datafile that contains this special character?
regards

is it last row in the file or last field in each row (record)?
*1. if last field in each row* then it looks like you are running import on unix box and it's dos file. Unix file have end-of-line LF, dos have CRLF
a. in sql loader add the records terminator to INFILE clause http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28319/ldr_concepts.htm#sthref718 it's been I while since I used SQL Loader, I believe it would look like this
INFILE '/myfile.csv' "str '\r\n'"
b. in external table (this is not your case and you can ignore this comment) you can use RECORDS DELIMITED BY clause like this RECORDS DELIMITED BY '\r\n'
*2. if it is very last row* in the file, then you can use WHEN clause to filter that row
a. SQLLDR http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/SQL*Loader_FAQ#Can_one_selectively_load_only_the_records_that_one_needs.3F
b. external table uses LOAD WHEN clause http://jiri.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/oracle-external-tables-by-examples-%E2%80%A6-part-2-reading-file-with-header-and-footer/

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