Sql loader: loading external file into blob

Question

hi,
i keep being blocked by loading external binary files into a blob columns with sql loader tool.
Here is the problem:
I want to load pictures into a table with lob columns. Here is my control file, data file and the error message:
control file:
LOAD DATA
APPEND
INTO TABLE T_K58_SYMBOLE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ';' TRAILING NULLCOLS
SYMB_ID INTEGER EXTERNAL(8),
SYMB_LMLABEL CHAR(100),
imgName FILLER,
SYMB_GIF_HI BFILE(CONSTANT ".", imgName),
thumbName FILLER,
SYMB_GIF_LOW BFILE(CONSTANT ".", thumbName)
data file:
1;0800;image1.gif;image1.gif;
error message:
SQL*Loader-418: Bad datafile datatype for column SYMB_GIF_HI
Here is the script of the creation of my table in my database:
create table T_K58_SYMBOLE (
SYMB_ID NUMBER(8) not null,
SYMB_LMLABEL VARCHAR2(100),
SYMB_GIF_HI BLOB,
SYMB_GIF_LOW BLOB,
constraint PK_T_K58_SYMBOLE primary key (SYMB_ID)
LOB (SYMB_GIF_HI, SYMB_GIF_LOW) STORE AS (tablespace TDK5813)
tablespace TDK5811
Please, i need help!!!!

Answer 1

This is my control file. I'm loading images in database table using sqlldr in Unix:
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'sampledata.dat'
INTO TABLE image_table
APPEND
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' optionally enclosed by '"'
IMAGE_ID INTEGER EXTERNAL,
FILE_NAME CHAR,
IMAGE_DATA LOBFILE(FILE_NAME) TERMINATED BY EOF
I'm facing following error:
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 9.
Expecting "," or ")", found "LOBFILE".
IMAGE_DATA LOBFILE(FILE_NAME) TERMINATED BY EOF
My data file is:
1,"IMG_3126.jpg"
2,"IMG_3127.jpg"
3,"IMG_3128.jpg"
and images are in the same server. please help me to get out of this.
Thanks,
Surjeet Kaur