SQL LOADER Problem when data is loaded but not come in standard formate

Question

Hi guys,
I got problem when sql loader run data loaded successfully in table but UOM data not come in standard formate.
UOM table column contains the Unit of measure data but in my excel sheet it's look like :
EXCEl SHEET DATA:
1541GAFB07080          0     Metres
1541GAFE10040          109.6     Metres
1541GAFE10050          594.2     Metres
1541GAFE10070          126.26     Metres
1541GAFE14040          6.12     Metres
1541GAFE14050          0     Metres
1541SAFA05210          0     Metres
1541SAFA07100          0     Metres
1551EKDA05210          0     Nos
1551EKDA07100          0     Nos
1551EKDA07120          0     Nos
1551EKDA07140          0     Nos
1551EKDA07200          0     Nos.
1551EKDA08160          0     Nos.
1551EKDA08180          0     Nos.
1551EKDA08200          0     Nos.
1551EKDA10080          41     Nos.
1551EKDA10140          85     Nos.
.ctl file :
OPTIONS (silent=(header,feedback,discards))
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
APPEND
INTO TABLE XXPL_PO_REQUISITION_STG
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY'"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
( ITEM_CODE CHAR,
ITEM_DESCRIPTION CHAR "TRIM(:ITEM_DESCRIPTION)",
QUANTITY,
UOM,
NEED_BY_DATE,
PROJECT,
TASK_NAME,
BUYER,
REQ_TYPE,
STATUS,
ORGANIZATION_CODE,
LOCATION,
SUBINVENTORY,
LINE_NO,
REQ_NUMBER,
LOADED_FLAG CONSTANT 'N',
SERIAL_NO "XXPL_PRREQ_SEQ.NEXTVAL",
CREATED_BY,
CREATION_DATE SYSDATE,
LAST_UPDATED_BY,
LAST_UPDATED_DATE,
LAST_UPDATED_LOGIN
Some output came in table like:
W541WDCA05260 0 Metres|
W541WDCA05290 3 Metres|
W541WDCA05264 4 Metres|
W541WDCA05280 8 Metres|
1551EADA04240 0 Nos|
1551EADA07100 0 Nos|
1551EKDA10080 0 Nos.|
1551EKDA10080 41 Nos.|
proble in | delimiter...how to remove it ' | ' from my table when sqlloader program runnig ...... where i can change in .ctl file or excel file....it's urgent guys olz help me ..
thanks

Answer 1

Hi,
How are you extracting the data to Excel sheet ?
Please check the format type of the column in Excel sheet for UOM.
There is no issue in the SQL loader control file, but issue is there in your source excel file. (Try using a different method to extract the data to Excel sheet.)
Regards,
Yuvaraj.C