Primary key population through sequence using SQL loader

Hi Experts,
Is it possible to populate primary key column using a sequence while trying to load the data through SQL loader?
Requirement is like that..
Flat file contains 4 fields and I need to populate 5th Column which will be primary key and will be from one sequence available in database.
Regards,
SKP

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14215/ldr_field_list.htm#sthref1274
Alternatively, you could load data, then populate the required column with unique values using sequence and then add primary key constraint.

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<Attribute name="CatalogProductName" value="Access" />
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</DynamicAttributes>
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<VolumeCBLCode />
<SAARTServiceIDCode />
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<PriceType />
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#1 - {thread:id=474031}, which is basically storing the XML in an Object Relational structure for parsing
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Issue while loading a csv file using sql*loader...

Hi,
I am loading a csv file using sql*loader.
On the number columns where there is data populated in them, decimal number/integers, the row errors out on the error -
ORA-01722: invalid number
I tried checking the value picking from the excel,
and found the chr(13),chr(32),chr(10) values characters on the value.
ex: select length('0.21') from dual is giving a value of 7.
When i checked each character as
select ascii(substr('0.21',5,1) from dual is returning a value 9...etc.
I tried the following command....
"to_number(trim(replace(replace(replace(replace(:std_cost_price_scala,chr(9),''),chr(32),''),chr(13),''),chr(10),'')))",
to remove all the non-number special characters. But still facing the error.
Please let me know, any solution for this error.
Thanks in advance.
Kiran

control file:
OPTIONS (ROWS=1, ERRORS=10000)
LOAD DATA
CHARACTERSET WE8ISO8859P1
INFILE '$Xx_TOP/bin/ITEMS.csv'
APPEND INTO TABLE XXINF.ITEMS_STAGE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' TRAILING NULLCOLS
ItemNum                    "trim(replace(replace(:ItemNum,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
cross_ref_old_item_num               "trim(replace(replace(:cross_ref_old_item_num,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
Mas_description               "trim(replace(replace(:Mas_description,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
Mas_long_description               "trim(replace(replace(:Mas_long_description,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
Org_description               "trim(replace(replace(:Org_description,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
Org_long_description               "trim(replace(replace(:Org_long_description,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
user_item_type                    "trim(replace(replace(:user_item_type,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
organization_code               "trim(replace(replace(:organization_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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),''))",
inventory_item_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:inventory_item_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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),''))",
check_shortages_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:check_shortages_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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),''))",
lot_control_code               "trim(replace(replace(:lot_control_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
auto_lot_alpha_prefix               "trim(replace(replace(:auto_lot_alpha_prefix,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
start_auto_lot_number               "trim(replace(replace(:start_auto_lot_number,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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),''))",
bom_enabled_flag               "trim(replace(replace(:bom_enabled_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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),''))",
buyer_name                    "trim(replace(replace(:buyer_name,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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),''))",
allow_unordered_receipts_flag          "trim(replace(replace(:allow_unordered_receipts_flag,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
receiving_routing_code               "trim(replace(replace(:receiving_routing_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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),''))",
planning_make_buy_code               "trim(replace(replace(:planning_make_buy_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
source_type                    "trim(replace(replace(:source_type,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
mrp_safety_stock_code               "trim(replace(replace(:mrp_safety_stock_code,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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),'')))",
supply_type                    "trim(replace(replace(:supply_type,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))",
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),''))",
wip_supply_locator               "trim(replace(replace(:wip_supply_locator,chr(9),''),chr(13),''))"
Sample data from csv file.
"9901-0001-35","390000","JMKL16 Pipe bend 16 mm","","JMKL16 Putkikaari 16 mm","","AI","FJE","Ea","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","21-21100-22200-00000-00000-00-00000-00000","0","21-11100-22110-00000-00000-00-00000-00000","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","0.1","Pull","AFTER PROD","","","Locator for Production"
The load errors out on especially two columns :
1) std_cost_price_scala
2) list_price_per_unit
both are number columns.
And when there is data being provided on them. It errors out. But, if they are holding null values, the records go through fine.
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Using SQL*Loader and UTL_FILE to load and unload large files(i.e PDF,DOCs)

Problem : Load PDF or similiar files( stored at operating system) into an oracle table using SQl*Loader .
and than Unload the files back from oracle tables to prevoius format.
I 've used SQL*LOADER .... " sqlldr " command as :
" sqlldr scott/[email protected] control=c:\sqlldr\control.ctl log=c:\any.txt "
Control file is written as :
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'c:\sqlldr\r_sqlldr.txt'
REPLACE
INTO table r_sqlldr
Fields terminated by ','
id sequence (max,1) ,
fname char(20),
data LOBFILE(fname) terminated by EOF )
It loads files ( Pdf, Image and more...) that are mentioned in file r_sqlldr.txt into oracle table r_sqlldr
Text file ( used as source ) is written as :
c:\kalam.pdf,
c:\CTSlogo1.bmp
c:\any1.txt
after this load ....i used UTL_FILE to unload data and write procedure like ...
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE R_UTL AS
l_file UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
l_buffer RAW(32767);
l_amount BINARY_INTEGER ;
l_pos INTEGER := 1;
l_blob BLOB;
l_blob_len INTEGER;
BEGIN
SELECT data
INTO l_blob
FROM r_sqlldr
where id= 1;
l_blob_len := DBMS_LOB.GETLENGTH(l_blob);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('blob length : ' || l_blob_len);
IF (l_blob_len < 32767) THEN
l_amount :=l_blob_len;
ELSE
l_amount := 32767;
END IF;
DBMS_LOB.OPEN(l_blob, DBMS_LOB.LOB_READONLY);
l_file := UTL_FILE.FOPEN('DBDIR1','Kalam_out.pdf','w', 32767);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('File opened');
WHILE l_pos < l_blob_len LOOP
DBMS_LOB.READ (l_blob, l_amount, l_pos, l_buffer);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Blob read');
l_pos := l_pos + l_amount;
UTL_FILE.PUT_RAW(l_file, l_buffer, TRUE);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('writing to file');
UTL_FILE.FFLUSH(l_file);
UTL_FILE.NEW_LINE(l_file);
END LOOP;
UTL_FILE.FFLUSH(l_file);
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(l_file);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('File closed');
DBMS_LOB.CLOSE(l_blob);
EXCEPTION
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IF UTL_FILE.IS_OPEN(l_file) THEN
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file names into fname column and corresponding data into data ( BLOB) column.
Unload : And than these files are loaded back into their previous format to operating system using UTL_FILE feature of oracle.
so PROBLEM IS : Actual capacity (size ) of these files is getting unloaded back but with quality decreased. And PDF file doesnt even view its data. means size is almot equal to source file but data are lost when i open it.....
and for images .... imgaes are getting loaded an unloaded but with colors changed ....
Also features ( like FFLUSH ) of Oracle 've been used but it never worked
ANY SUGGESTIONS OR aLTERNATE SOLUTION TO LOAD AND UNLOAD PDFs through Oracle ARE REQUESTED.
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Thanks Justin ...for a quick response ...
well ... i am loading data into BLOB only and using SQL*Loader ...
I've never used dbms_lob.loadFromFile to do the loads ...
i 've opend a file on network and than used dbms_lob.read and
UTL_FILE.PUT_RAW to read and write data into target file.
actually ...my process is working fine with text files but not with PDF and IMAGES ...
and your doubt of ..."Is the data the proper length after reading it in?" ..m not getting wat r you asking ...but ... i think regarding data length ..there is no problem... except ... source PDF length is 90.4 kb ..and Target is 90.8 kb..
thats it...
So Request u to add some more help ......or should i provide some more details ??

Loading XML file using sql*loader (10g)

Hi Everyone....
I have a major problem. I have a 10g database and I need to use sql loader to load a large XML file into the database. This file contains records for many, many customers. This will be done several times and the number of records will vary. I want to use sql loader and load to a staging table, BUT SPLIT THE RECORDS OUT and add a sequence. I am having 2 problems.
In the 10g documentation, when you want to split the records you use the BEGINDATA clause and indicate something (like a 0) for each instance of a record. Well my first file has 3,722 records in it. How do I know the number of records in each XML file?
The second problem is that because this is XML, I thought that I could use ENCLOSED BY. But the start tag has an attribute /counter in it, sql*loader doesnt recognize the starting tag. (i.e.: start tag is: </CustomerRec number=1>
end tag is: </CustomerRec> )
So, I used TERMINATED BY '</CustomerRec>'. This will split out the records, but it will NOT include the ending tag of </CustomerRec> and when I use extract, I receive an XML parsing error.
I have tried to get the ending tag using CONTINUEIF and SKIP. But those options are for "records" and not lines.
Does anyone have any ideas for the 2 problems above. I am at my wits end and I need to finish this ASAP. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you!

Sorry.... here is an example of what my control file looks like. At the end, I have 92 "0", but remember, I have 3722 records in this first file.
LOAD DATA (SKIP 1)
INFILE *
INTO TABLE RETURN_DATA_STG
TRUNCATE
XMLType(xmldata)
FIELDS
(fill FILLER CHAR(1),
loadseq SEQUENCE(MAX,1),
xmldata LOBFILE (CONSTANT F001AB.XML)
TERMINATED BY '</ExtractObject>'
------ ":xmldata||'</ExtractObject>'"
BEGINDATA
0
0
0
0
0
0

Setting primary key fields from sequence. Please advise

What is the most logical place to automatically set primary key fields from
sequence?
jdoPrestore seems to be a little late - my instance will not have id till
it's committed. I can not do it in constructor because it gets called every
time Kodo needs to construct an instance. What other options do I have for
automatic pk assignment except do it in my code (hate it)?
I wish I could use store managed OIDs but I need access to OID underlying
data
Please also see my previous message "Application Identity Extention"

I came up with following pattern:
public class OrgUnit implements InstanceCallbacks {
private long orgUnitId = -1;
private transient long tempOrgUnitId = -1;
public long getOrgUnitId() {
if (orgUnitId < 0) {
if (tempOrgUnitId < 0) {
tempOrgUnitId = JDOFactory.getNextSequenceId(getClass());
return tempOrgUnitId;
} else {
return orgUnitId;
public void jdoPreStore() {
if (!JDOHelper.isDeleted(this)) {
if (orgUnitId < 0) {
setOrgUnitId(getOrgUnitId());
I use -1 as an indicator that ID has not been assigned yet. If you use Long
instead of long it will be cleaner since we can test for null
"Alex Roytman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:9q27co$r35$[email protected]..
What is the most logical place to automatically set primary key fieldsfrom
sequence?
jdoPrestore seems to be a little late - my instance will not have id till
it's committed. I can not do it in constructor because it gets calledevery
time Kodo needs to construct an instance. What other options do I have for
automatic pk assignment except do it in my code (hate it)?
I wish I could use store managed OIDs but I need access to OID underlying
data
Please also see my previous message "Application Identity Extention"

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Can I use SQL Loader script in a stored procedure and then execute it from a front-end appl.? The reason for this seemingly convoluted solution is that the users don't want a batch load though the records volume is quite high (around 1 mil). Other loads using ODBC connection or OLE DB seem to be inferior to SQL Loader.

I would suggest a couple of solutions:
1. Have a cgi script that can upload the file to the server from a web ui, then have the cgi script call the sql*loader file, and it will insert into the database.
2. You can try to use External tables. This is avaliable in 9i and onwards. You will be able to make any sql DML on the external table.
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You can do calls to C procedures, Pro*C procedures through PLSQL, as well as java calls, or use Java stored procedures.
My experience is that SQL*Loader is the fastest way to load data into the database.

Using sql*loader in forms4.5

Is it possible to use sql*loader in forms4.5(client side)?? If
so, how can this be achieved??
Thanks
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Abhinav (guest) wrote:
: Is it possible to use sql*loader in forms4.5(client side)?? If
: so, how can this be achieved??
: Thanks
hi abhinav,
It is possible to use sql*loader in forms4.5. just load the
sql enterprise edition which contains the sqlloader which after
installation can be called through win.api or host command ..
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Problems using SQL*Loader with Oracle SQL Developer

I have been using TOAD and able to import large (milllions of rows of data) in various file formats into a table in an Oracle database. My company recently decided not to renew any more TOAD licenses and go with Oracle SQL Developer. The Oracle database is on a corporate server and I access the database via Oracle client locally on my machine. Oracle SQL Developer and TOAD are local on my desktop and connected through TNSnames using the Windows XP platform. I have no issues with using SQL*Loader via the import wizard in TOAD to import the data in these large files into an Oracle table and producing a log file. Loading the same files via SQL*Loader in SQL Developer, freezes up my machine and I cannot get it to produce a log file. Please help!

I am using SQL Developer version 3.0.04. Yes, I have tried it with a smaller file with no success. What is odd is that the log file is not even created. What is created is a .bat file a control file and a .sh file but no log file. The steps that I take:
1.Right click on the table I want to import to or go to actions
2. Import Data
3. Find file to import
4. Data Preview - All fields entered according to file
5. Import Method - SQL Loader utility
6. Column Definitions - Mapped
7. Options - Directory of files set
8. Finish
With the above steps I was not able to import 255 rows of data. No log file was produced so I don't know why it is failing.
thanks.
Edited by: user3261987 on Apr 16, 2012 1:23 PM

Anyone know setting primary key deferred help in the bulk loading

Hi,
Anyone know by setting primary key deferred help in the bulk loading in term of performance..cos i do not want to disable the index, cos when user query the existing records in the table, it will affect the search query.
Thank You...

In the Oracle 8.0 documentation when deferred constraints were introduced Oracle stated that defering testing the PK constraint until commit time was more efficient than testing each constraint at the time of insert.
I have never tested this assertion.
In order to create a deferred PK constraint the index used to support the PK must be created as non-unique.
HTH -- Mark D Powell --

How to use SQL loader with DBF fixed format record

Hi everybody!
My situation is that: I want to use SQL loader with Foxpro DBF format, it similar to case 2 study (Fixed format record) but DBF file has header, how can I tell SQL loader skip header.
Thank you in advance

Another option is to apply SQL operators to fields
LOAD DATA
   INFILE *
   APPEND
INTO TABLE emp
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "," OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' (
   empno,
   ename,
   job,
   mgr,
   hiredate DATE(20) "DD-Month-YYYY",
   sal,
   comm,
   deptno CHAR TERMINATED BY ':',
   projno,
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How to load a default value in to a column when using sql loader

Im trying to load from a flat file using sql loader.
for 1 column i need to update using a default value
how to go about this?

Hi!
try this code --
LOAD DATA
   INFILE 'sample.dat'
   REPLACE
   INTO TABLE emp
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   ename   POSITION(06:15) CHAR,
   job         POSITION(17:25) CHAR,
   mgr       POSITION(27:30) INTEGER EXTERNAL NULLIF mgr=BLANKS,
   sal        POSITION(32:39) DECIMAL EXTERNAL NULLIF sal=BLANKS,
   comm   POSITION(41:48) DECIMAL EXTERNAL DEFAULTIF comm = 100,
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   hiredate POSITION(52:62) CONSTANT SYSDATE
)-hope this will solve ur purpose.
Regards.
Satyaki De.

How to Load Arabic Data from flat file using SQL Loader ?

Hi All,
We need to load Arabic data from an xls file to Oracle database, Request you to provide a very good note/step to achieve the same.
Below are the database parameters used
NLS_CHARACTERSET AR8ISO8859P6
nls_language american
DB version:-10g release 2
OS: rhel 5
Thanks in advance,
Satish

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