SQL*Loader: How to use Sequence and REF together?

Question

Hi,
I'm getting the following error:
SQL*Loader-418: Bad datafile datatype for column AREA_ID.
I attempt to upload one datafile into 4 different tables.
When executing sqlldr scott/tiger control=sqlldr_aj_new.ctl
1) Here is my Control file (sqlldr_aj_new.ctl):
load data
infile 'TST_MAIN_NEW.csv'
-- Loads table "TST_AREAS"
into table TST_AREAS
REPLACE
FIELDS TERMINATED by ','
(AREA_ID SEQUENCE,
AREA_NAME,
PRODUCT_ID,
PRIORITY_ID,
PLAN_ID,
CREATED_BY_ID,
AREA_DESC)
-- Loads table "TST_TEMPLATE_SCENS"
into table TST_TEMPLATE_SCENS
REPLACE
FIELDS TERMINATED by ','
(TEMPLATE_SCEN_ID SEQUENCE,
SCENARIO_NAME,
MODIFIED_BY_ID,
SCEN_TYPE_ID,
OWNER_ID,
PRIORITY_ID,
SCOPE_ID,
SCENARIO_DESC,
AREA_ID REF(CONSTANT 'TST_AREAS', AREA_ID))
2) Here is my data file(TST_MAIN_NEW.csv)
B/S,105,1,plan_id_1,2222,area_desc1,CCEMC_PR_001,1111,1,2222,2,1,scenario_desc_1
B/S,105,1,plan_id_2,2222,area_desc2,CCEMC_PR_002,1111,2,2222,2,2,scenario_desc_2
3) Here are the tables:
TST_AREAS
Name Null? Type
AREA_ID NOT NULL NUMBER(35)
AREA_NAME CHAR(64)
PRODUCT_ID NUMBER(35)
PRIORITY_ID NUMBER(35)
PLAN_ID NUMBER(35)
CREATED_BY_ID NUMBER(35)
AREA_DESC CHAR(1000)
TST_TEMPLATE_SCENS
Name Null? Type
TEMPLATE_SCEN_ID NOT NULL NUMBER(35)
SCENARIO_NAME CHAR(500)
MODIFIED_BY_ID NUMBER(35)
SCEN_TYPE_ID NUMBER(35)
OWNER_ID NUMBER(35)
PRIORITY_ID NUMBER(35)
SCOPE_ID NUMBER(35)
SCENARIO_DESC CHAR(1000)
AREA_ID NOT NULL NUMBER(35)
Please advise what is the reason for an error.
Thank you very much!
Andrey

Answer 1

I don't think so.
SQL> create table t (
  2  rowid number);
rowid number)
ERROR at line 2:
ORA-00904: : invalid identifierPlease post your version number and the DDL for the table.
Best practice in Oracle is to NEVER, EVER, store a ROWID: They can change.
After you have solved the first problem, that you've never actually built the table, the solution to the sequence use is to make the call in your DML.
INSERT INTO t (testcol) VALUES (<sequence_name>.NEXTVAL);