SQL Loader - MS Word data

Hi All,
I want to load MS word data using SQL Loader into my tables. It loads fine except for certain features like bullets and numbering gets loaded as junk characters.
My sql loader version is Release 8.0.6.3.0.
Please help. Hope I am clear. If not please let me know

My DB is Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bi
My OS is AIX 3
My sql loader version is Release 8.0.6.3.0.
Table
CREATE TABLE DUMPTABLE
Case_ID VARCHAR2(30) NOT NULL,
A_Status VARCHAR2(30) ,
Emp_Name VARCHAR2(100) ,
Emp_no VARCHAR2(30) ,
Counter_sign_mgr_comments VARCHAR2(1000) ,
C_KPI1_Name VARCHAR2(1000)
Sample data
79717^ST 1 PEND EMP 1^Test1^1025^Risk Management ^Account Monitoring • Proactively monitor • Early identification • Write Call Memos
79718^ST 1 PEND EMP 2^Test2^1026^Leading Courageously ^Account Monitoring • Need To Improve • ensure compliance • Write Call Memos
Control file
OPTIONS (BINDSIZE=160782, SKIP=1)
LOAD DATA
INFILE '/home/apsprod/DUMP.txt'
BADFILE '/home/apsprod/REJECTEDRECORDS.txt'
REPLACE
INTO TABLE DUMPTABLE WHEN (Case_ID != '99')
fields terminated by "^" optionally enclosed by '"' trailing nullcols
Case_ID,
A_Status,
Emp_Name,
Emp_no,
Counter_sign_mgr_comments char(1000),
KPI1_Name char(1000)
With the above, the data gets loaded but when I select from the table, all the characters are loaded fine but all the bullets in the data is as some junk character
I also tried giving CHARACTERSET as WE8ISO8859P1 and also as UTF8 in the control file
Please help. Hope I am clear. If not please let me know

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INCREASE VARCHAR2(20),
COUNTRY VARCHAR2(500),
DEST     CLOB,
WEEK     VARCHAR2(10),
IS_SAT VARCHAR2(50),
IS_SUN VARCHAR2(50)
CONTROL FILE:
LOAD DATA
INTO TABLE TEMP
APPEND
FIELDS TERMINATED BY X'9' TRAILING NULLCOLS
CODE,
DESC,
RATE,
INCREASE,
COUNTRY),
DEST,
WEEK,
IS_SAT,
IS_SUN
Data file:
BHS Mobile     Bahamas - Mobile     0.1430          1     "242357, 242359, 242375, 242376, 242395, 242421, 242422, 242423, 242424, 242425, 242426, 242427, 242428, 242429, 242431, 242432, 242433, 242434, 242435, 242436, 242437, 242438, 242439, 242441, 242442, 242443, 242445, 242446, 242447, 242448, 242449, 242451, 242452, 242453, 242454, 242455, 242456, 242457, 242458, 242462, 242463, 242464, 242465, 242466, 242467, 242468, 24247, 242524, 242525, 242533, 242535, 242544, 242551, 242552, 242553, 242554, 242556, 242557, 242558, 242559, 242565, 242577, 242636, 242646, 242727"
BOL Mobile ENTEL     Bolivia - Mobile Entel     0.0865     Increase     591     "67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 740, 7410, 7411, 7412, 7413, 7414, 7415, 7420, 7421, 7422, 7423, 7424, 7425, 7430, 7431, 7432, 7433, 7434, 7435, 7436, 7437, 7440, 7441, 7442, 7443, 7444, 7445, 7450, 7451, 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 746, 7470, 7471, 7472, 7475, 7476, 7477, 7480, 7481, 7482, 7483, 7484, 7485, 7486, 7490, 7491, 7492, 7493, 7494, 7495, 7496"               Thank you.

Hi
Thank you for youe help, I found the solution and here what i do in my Control file i added
char(40000) OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' .
LOAD DATA
INTO TABLE TEMP
APPEND
FIELDS TERMINATED BY X'9' TRAILING NULLCOLS
CODE,
DESC,
RATE,
INCREASE,
COUNTRY,
DEST
char(40000) OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"',
WEEK,
IS_SAT,
IS_SUN
Thank you for your help.

SQL Loader to append data in same table but using differnet WHEN clauses

In my data file i have a header record and a detail record identified by Record_type = 1 and 2 respectively.
The Database table has all the columns to capture detail records but i want to capture jus one column of header record now also in my existing table. So i have added that column (DATA_DATE)in my table but how to capture that value ?
im writing my control file using two WHEN clauses, something like -
load data
into table t_bdn
append
when RECORD_TYPE = '2'
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "|" TRAILING NULLCOLS
SEQUENCE_NO
, RECORD_TYPE
, DISTRIBUTOR_CODE
, SUPPLIER_CODE
, SUPPLIER_DISTRIBUTOR_CODE
, DISTRIBUTOR_SKU
, SUPPLIER_SKU
when RECORD_TYPE = '1'
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "|" TRAILING NULLCOLS
SEQUENCE_NO FILLER
, RECORD_TYPE FILLER
, CREATE_DATE FILLER
, DATA_DATE "NVL(to_date(:DATA_DATE, 'YYYY/MM/DD'),to_date('9999/12/31', 'YYYY/MM/DD'))"
im getting error " expecting INTO and foung WHEN RECORD_TYPE = '1' "
if i give iNTO second time it will append a new row altogether in my table but i want the same row to be updated with this DATA_DATE value coming from RECORD_TYPE =1 and header record has 4 delimited data text fields only and i am interested in fetching just the 4th column..
KIndly suggest what to do ?

Ravneek, I could be wrong but sqlldr is a 'load' program, that is, it inserts data. I am unaware of any ability to update existing rows as you seem to want. What you appear to want to do is more the job of a merge statement.
I would look at writing a pro* language, a .net, or a java program to perform inserts where some or all of the newly inserted rows are also to be updated.
From the manual: (Oracle® Database Utilities 10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number B14215-01)
Updating Existing Rows
The REPLACE method is a table replacement, not a replacement of individual rows. SQL*Loader does not update existing records, even if they have null columns. To update existing rows, use the following procedure:
1. Load your data into a work table.
2. Use the SQL language UPDATE statement with correlated subqueries.
3. Drop the work table.
HTH -- Mark D Powell --

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