SQL Loader - field concatenation

Is it possible to concatenate several columns in a comma-delimited input file into one column in the database.
For example:
INPUT FILE:
1234,Description 1,Description2
DATABASE FILE (has to columns)
1.
Product Number (to be populated from '1234' in the input file)
2.
Description (to be populated from 'Description 1 Description 2' in the input file)
Please let me know how to do this. I was trying column object but it doesn't work.

Please find below the contents of my control file
LOAD DATA
INFILE '/home/apsprod/DD20100603007.txt'
REPLACE
INTO TABLE DD_EPMP_STAGING_TAB
fields terminated by '||~||' optionally enclosed by '"' trailing nullcols
DD_Case_ID,
DD_Action_Status,
DD_Employee_Name,
DD_Emp_no,
DD_Perform_period_start_date date "DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS",
DD_Perform_period_end_date date "DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS",
DD_Employees_Rank
)

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Hello,
You can load the data as in a stg table and the move from stg table to regular table concatenating both call_temp and call_date column together.
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STR2                                 NEXT 4000   |       CHARACTER
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Total logical records rejected:         1
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my SQL Server DB has a field for the date and another for the time, i want to convert this into on filed called date. I cannot seem to figure out how to do this.
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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...
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ENVIRONMENT_ID,
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SQL*Loader and "Variable length field was truncated"

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third_id,
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Use CHAR instead aof VARCHAR
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INFILE *
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second_id,
third_id,
language_code,
display_text CHAR(2000)
)From the docu:
A VARCHAR field is a length-value datatype.
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http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/A87860_01/doc/server.817/a76955/ch05.htm#20324

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Hi all,
I am not able to get how to skip some fileds in the file while uploading it thru SQL*Loader. Let us have a look the below scenario.
The table has 4 columns. but in the input file came up with 6 fields. Let us assume the four fields came as first in the order. Then, we can populate the data into the 4 columns of the table. At the same time we want to skip the remaining fields. Even those fields/columns are no longer available in the database table.
For example:
create table data_temp(sno number,name varchar2(10 char),sex char(1),loc varchar2(20 char));
Data file
sno,name,sex,loc,organization,contact
1,ram,M,India,HP,998976789
2,Shesha,M,India,IBM,7890808098
Control_file
OPTIONS(SKIP=1)
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
APPEND INTO TABLE data_temp
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' optionally enclosed by '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
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name "SUBSTR(trim(:name),1,20)" ,
sex "SUBSTR(trim(:sex),1,1)",
loc "SUBSTR(trim(:loc),1,20)" ,
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Thanks in Advance!!
Regards,
Vissu.....

Use FILLER. Control file:
OPTIONS(SKIP=1)
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
APPEND INTO TABLE data_temp
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' optionally enclosed by '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
sno "trim(:sno)",
name "SUBSTR(trim(:name),1,20)" ,
sex "SUBSTR(trim(:sex),1,1)",
loc "SUBSTR(trim(:loc),1,20)" ,
organization filler,
contact filler
begindata
sno,name,***,loc,organization,contact
1,ram,M,India,HP,998976789
2,Shesha,M,India,IBM,7890808098
{code}
Now:
{code}
SQL> create table data_temp(sno number,name varchar2(10 char),sex char(1),loc varchar2(20 char));
Table created.
SQL> host sqlldr scott/tiger control=c:\temp\vissu.ctl log=c:\temp\vissu.log
SQL> select * from data_temp
2 /
       SNO NAME       S LOC
         1 ram        M India
         2 Shesha     M India
SQL>
{code}
SY.

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Hi.
I have a question on SQL Loader.
I want to load a field(field name is TIME_IN).
In the Oracle table, this field type is DATE.
I my csv file, I do not put any value for this field.
I intend to use CONSTANT variable to this field.
In my control file, following is the command for above field.
Hoever, when I run the SQLLoader, it will return me error message which is INVALID MONTH.
I hope somebody can help and advise me on this matter.
Thanks.
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FIELDS TERMINATED BY "," OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
EQ_NO,
SIZE_TYPE,
CUSTOMER,
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CONDITION,
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ROAD CONSTANT 'Y',
GATE CONSTANT 'Y',
SHIPMENT CONSTANT 'Y'
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use to_data function when u r inserting....
or
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