SQL LOADER syntax

Hi guru's .!!!!!!!!!!
can anybody tell me abt advantage of sq loader in 11g over sql loader in 10g ..!!!!!!
please help me in this regard..!!!!!!

user13490153 wrote:
Hi guru's .!!!!!!!!!!
can anybody tell me abt advantage of sq loader in 11g over sql loader in 10g ..!!!!!!
please help me in this regard..!!!!!!not sure there is really any difference b/w 11g and 10g versions!!!!!!!!
Better would be to use external tables.
http://www.morganslibrary.org/reference/externaltab.html
... and keep all your processing within the database rather than from the command line.

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Sql loader syntax issue

SQL*Loader: Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Thu Mar 18 07:21:37 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved.
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 1.
Expecting keyword LOAD, found "ÐÏ".
ÐÏà¡±á
^
My sqlldr file looks like this:
sqlldr control=C:\data\ctl\ss.ctl log=C:\data\logs\ss.log userid=User/Password errors=999 discard=C:\data\discard\ss.dis
control file looks like this:
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'C:\data\SS.TXT' "STR '\r\n'"
REPLACE
INTO TABLE SS
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ';'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
ACCOUNT_NBR CHAR,
ADDR1 CHAR,
ADDR2 CHAR,
ADDR3 CHAR,
ADDR4 CHAR,
CITY CHAR,
STATE CHAR,
ZIPCODE CHAR ,
more columns all of the are the same syntax column name and char
I can load this table using the enterprise manager but when using the sqlldr its not working.
Anything stand out?
Edited by: mlojan on Mar 18, 2010 5:33 AM

Only thing I can think of is there is some character set issue between the control file and the operating syste/oracle server.
You did you create the control file using a text based editor such as notepad or wordpad didn't you? You haven't used something like MS Word?

Sql* Loader syntax to load data into a partitioned table

Hi All,
I was trying to load data from a csv file to a partitioned table.
The table name is countries_info
columns :
country_code ,
country_name,
country_language
The column country_code is list partitioned with partition p1 for values 'EN','DE','IN' etc
and partition p2 for 'KR','AR','IT' etc.
I tried to load data into this table, but I was getting some error Message (not mapping to partitioned key).
I tried syntax
load data
infile 'countries.csv'
append
into table countries_info
partition(p1) ,
partition(p2)
fields terminated by ','
country_code ,
country_name,
country_language
What is the correct syntax- I searched a lot but have not been able to find out.

Peeush_Rediff wrote:
Hi All,
I tried to load data into this table, but I was getting some error Message (not mapping to partitioned key).It's not some error message, it's relevant information for resolving problems you encounter while using Oracle.
In your case, although you didn't specifiy the exact ORA you recived, it sounds like [ORA-14400|http://forums.oracle.com/forums/search.jspa?threadID=&q=ORA-14400&objID=f61&dateRange=all&userID=&numResults=15&rankBy=10001]
What is the correct syntax- I searched a lot but have not been able to find out.It's not about correct syntax , it's about understanding message that was trying to tell you that something went wrong.
That message was (i guess) ORA-14400.
So, refering to that ORA message , you will need to add new partition ,
where the data from your csv file that currently don't map to any of the specified partition would fit ,
or add partition that would be able to accept data range in which value/s for which you received that ORA message could fit into.

SQL loader with SYSDATE

Hello,
I have got some problemes with sql loader syntax.
I'm trying to import some data into my table. And I want that the sysdate is import in my table automatically.
This is my char.ctl file :
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
INTO TABLE CHANGE_REQUEST
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
(CHAR_ID,DATE_CREATION SYSDATE,STATUS,ABSTRACT,USER_ID_FK,SYSTEM_ID_FK,PRIORITY)
BEGINDATA
1,PENDING,Need to have the firsname when listing users,1,Medium
But I still get the error : ORA-00947: not enough values
I have try different line like :
1, ,PENDING,Need to have the firsname when listing users,1,Medium
or
1,SYSDATE,PENDING,Need to have the firsname when listing users,1,Medium
But nothing is working.
Where is the mistake?
Regards.

Another way, wich does not require an alter table is something like this:
LOAD DATA
INFILE *
INTO TABLE CHANGE_REQUEST
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(CHAR_ID,
stATUS,
ABSTRACT,
uSER_ID_FK,SYSTEM_ID_FK,PRIORITY,
DATE_CREATION "sysdate"
BEGINDATA
1,PENDING,Print issue,1,1,High
I putted DATE_CREATION in last position only for example.
Hope this can help someone.
Bye bye.
Antonio

SQL*LOADER(8I) VARIABLE SIZE FIELD를 여러 TABLE에 LOAD하기 (FILLER)

제품 : ORACLE SERVER
작성날짜 : 2004-10-29
==================================================================
SQL*LOADER(8I) VARIABLE SIZE FIELD를 여러 TABLE에 LOAD하기 (FILLER)
==================================================================
PURPOSE
SQL*LOADER 에서 variable length record와 variable size field를 가진 data
file 을 여러 table에 load하는 방법을 소개하고자 한다.
( 8i new feature인 FILLER 절 사용)
Explanation
SQL*LOADER SYNTAX
여러 table에 load하고자 할때에는 control file에 아래와 같이 하면 된다.
INTO TABLE emp
INTO TABLE emp1
fixed length field을 가진 data file을 여러 table에 같은 data을 load하고자
한다면 아래와 같다.
INTO TABLE emp
(empno POSITION(1:4) INTEGER EXTERNAL,
INTO TABLE emp1
(empno POSITION(1:4) INTEGER EXTERNAL,
위와 같이 양쪽 table의 empno field에 각각의 load할 data로부터 1-4까지를
load 할수 있다. 그러나 field의 길이가 가변적이라면 위와 같이 POSITION 절을
각 field에 사용할 수 없다.
Example
예제 1>
create table one (
field_1 varchar2(20),
field_2 varchar2(20),
empno varchar(10) );
create table two (
field_3 varchar2(20),
empno varchar(10) );
load할 record가 comma로 나누어지며 길이가 가변적이라고 가정하자.
<< data.txt >> - load할 data file
"this is field 1","this is field 2",12345678,"this is field 4"
<< test.ctl >> - control file
load data infile 'data.txt'
discardfile 'discard.txt'
into table one
replace
fields terminated by ","
optionally enclosed by '"' (
field_1,
field_2,
empno )
into table two
replace
fields terminated by ","
optionally enclosed by '"' (
field_3,
dummy1 filler position(1),
dummy2 filler,
empno )
dummy1 field는 filler로 선언되었다. filler로 선언하면 table에 load하지 않는다.
two라는 table에는 dummy1이라는 field는 없으며 position(1)은 current record의
처음부터 시작해서 첫번째 field을 dummy1 filler item에 load한다는 것을 말한다.
그리고 두번째 field을 dummy2 filler item에 load한다. 세번째 field인, one이라는
table에 load되었던 employee number는 two라는 table에도 load되는 것이다,
<< 실행 >>
$sqlldr scott/tiger control=test.ctl data=data.txt log=test.log bindsize=300000
$sqlplus scott/tiger
SQL> select * from one;
FIELD_1 FIELD_2 EMPNO
this is field 1 this is field 2 12345678
SQL> select * from two;
FIELD_3 EMPNO
this is field 4 12345678
예제 2>
create table testA (c1 number, c2 varchar2(10), c3 varchar2(10));
<< data1.txt >> - load할 data file
7782,SALES,CLARK
7839,MKTG,MILLER
7934,DEV,JONES
<< test1.ctl >>
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'data1.txt'
INTO TABLE testA
REPLACE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ","
c1 INTEGER EXTERNAL,
c2 FILLER CHAR,
c3 CHAR
<< 실행 >>
$ sqlldr scott/tiger control=test1.ctl data=data1.txt log=test1.log
$ sqlplus scott/tiger
SQL> select * from testA;
C1 C2 C3
7782 CLARK
7839 MILLER
7934 JONES
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SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 5.

Hi ,iam new for using sql*loader, with minimum understanding from the forums,Iam trying to load data from a flat file (.dat) to oracle database.
here is my .dat file-------> data_file.dat
aaaa, mumbai
bbbb,kolkat
here is my .ctl fle ------->ctrl_file.ctl
load data
infile 'F:\oracle_utils_kiranorcl\KIR_ORA_DIR\emp_data.dat'
into table test
fields terminated by ","
( NAM varchar2(12),
PLACE varchar2(8)
here is db_tab_name structure
create table test (nam Varchar2(15),place Varchar2(10));
SQL> select * from test;
NAM PLACE
now.......
iam running the command on cmd window on os level
F:\app\NANDAN\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1>sqlldr userid=kiranmai/kiranmai@kiranorcl control=F:\oracle_utils_kiranorcl\KIR_ORA_DIR\emp_data.ctl log=F:\oracle_utils_kiranorcl\KIR_ORA_DIR\emp_data.log bad=F:\oracle_utils_kiranorcl\KIR_ORA_DIR\emp_data.bad
when i run this above command ,I get an error,
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 5.
Expecting "," or ")", found "varchar2".
( NAM varchar2(12),
^
I tried so many times by creating new ctl files further. But couldn't able get what is the wrong thing ????
Please help me ..
Thanks

Instead of:
fields terminated by ","
( NAM varchar2(12),
PLACE varchar2(8)
try:
fields terminated by ","
( NAM char,
PLACE char

SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 1.

I am getting an systax error saying :
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 1.
Expecting keyword LOAD, found "ï".
What could be the prob ??

description of the control file :
LOAD DATA
APPEND INTO TABLE TEST_UPDATE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "," OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(STATUS constant 3,
CID sequence (count),
SUBJECT_ID constant 0,
PNO "RTRIM(LTRIM(:PID))",
FREQ NULLIF VISIT = BLANKS,
INV "RTRIM(LTRIM(:INV))",
PNUM NULLIF PAGENUM = BLANKS,
VDT DATE "DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS"
NULLIF VISIT_DATE = BLANKS,
MKEY "RTRIM(LTRIM(:MASTERKEY))",
DKEY "RTRIM(LTRIM(:DETAILKEY))")
I found a sysntax error for this. Plz suggest.

SQL LOADER-350: Syntax at Line 5

I am receiving the following error when running SQL Loader. i want to load records only that have a value of not equal to 0.00.
here is the .ctl info...
load data
infile 'usr5/telmars/billhist/test2.txt'
append
into table OPS$TELMARS.nonusg_data
when amt <> 0
(Account position (1:40) char,
Circuit position (41:60) char,
Telephone position (61:70) char,
Item position (71:85) char,
Amt position (86:95) ":amt/100",
Qty position (96:98) integer external)
SQL LOADER-350: Syntax at Line 5
Expecting quoted string or hex identifier, found "0"
the field has the following data type in the table called nonusg_data
Amt number(10,2)

did you tried where rather than when??
succes.

Loading two tables at same time with SQL Loader

I have two tables I would like to populate from a file C:\my_data_file.txt.
Many of the columns I am loading into both tables but there are a handful of columns I do not want. The first column I do not want for either table. My problem is how I can direct SQL Loader to go back to the first column and skip over it. I had tried using POSITION(1) and FILLER for the first column while loading the second table but I got THE following error message:
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 65
Expecting "," or ")" found keyword Filler
col_a Poistion(1) FILLER INTEGER EXTERNALMy control file looks like the following:
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'C:\my_data_file.txt'
BADFILE 'C:\my_data_file.txt'
DISCARDFILE 'C:\my_data_file.txt'
TRUNCATE INTO TABLE table_one
WHEN (specific conditions)
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ' '
TRAILING NULLCOLS
col_a FILLER INTEGER EXTERNAL,
col_b INTEGER EXTERNAL,
col_g FILLER CHAR,
col_h CHAR,
col_date DATE "yyyy-mm-dd"
INTO TABLE table_two
WHEN (specific conditions)
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ' '
TRAILING NULLCOLS
col_a POSITION(1) FILLER INTEGER EXTERNAL,
col_b INTEGER EXTERNAL,
col_g FILLER CHAR,
col_h CHAR,
col_date DATE "yyyy-mm-dd"
)

Try adapting this for your scenario.
tables for the test
create table test1 ( fld1 varchar2(20), fld2 integer, fld3 varchar2(20) );
create table test2 ( fld1 varchar2(20), fld2 integer, fld3 varchar2(20) );
control file
LOAD DATA
INFILE "test.txt"
INTO TABLE user.test1 TRUNCATE
WHEN RECID = '1'
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ' '
recid filler integer external,
fld1 char,
fld2 integer external,
fld3 char
INTO TABLE user.test2 TRUNCATE
WHEN RECID <> '1'
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ' '
recid filler position(1) integer external,
fld1 char,
fld2 integer external,
fld3 char
data for loading [text.txt]
1 AAAAA 11111 IIIII
2 BBBBB 22222 JJJJJ
1 CCCCC 33333 KKKKK
2 DDDDD 44444 LLLLL
1 EEEEE 55555 MMMMM
2 FFFFF 66666 NNNNN
1 GGGGG 77777 OOOOO
2 HHHHH 88888 PPPPP
HTH
RK

How do I skip footer records in Data file through control file of sql*loade

hi,
I am using sql*loader to load data from data file and i have written control file for it. How do i skip last '5' records of data file or the footer records to be skiped to read.
For first '5' records to be skiped we can use "skip" to achieve it but how do i acheive for last '5' records.
2)
Can I mention two data files in one control file if so what is the syntax(like we give INFILE Where we mention the path of data file can i mention two data file in same control file)
3)
If i have datafile with variable length (ie 1st record with 200 charcter, 2nd with 150 character and 3rd with 180 character) then how do i load data into table, i mean what will be the syntax for it in control file.
4)if i want to insert sysdate into table through control file how do i do it.
5) If i have variable length records in data file and i have first name then white space between then and then last name, how do i insert this value which includes first name and last name into single column of the table.( i mean how do you handle the white space in between first name and last name in data file)
Thanks in advance
ram

You should read the documentation about SQL*Loader.

Loading "fixed length" text files in UTF8 with SQL*Loader

Hi!
We have a lot of files, we load with SQL*Loader into our database. All Datafiles have fixed length columns, so we use POSITION(pos1, pos2) in the ctl-file. Till now the files were in WE8ISO8859P1 and everything was fine.
Now the source-system generating the files changes to unicode and the files are in UTF8!
The SQL-Loader docu says "The start and end arguments to the POSITION parameter are interpreted in bytes, even if character-length semantics are in use in a datafile....."
As I see this now, there is no way to say "column A starts at "CHARACTER Position pos1" and ends at "Character Position pos2".
I tested with
load data
CHARACTERSET AL32UTF8
LENGTH SEMANTICS CHARACTER
replace ...
in the .ctl file, but when the first character with more than one byte encoding (for example ü ) is in the file, all positions of that record are mixed up.
Is there a way to load these files in UTF8 without changing the file-definition to a column-seperator?
Thanks for any hints - charly

I have not tested this but you should be able to achieve what you want by using LENGTH SEMANTICS CHARACTER and by specifying field lengths (e.g. CHAR(5)) instead of only their positions. You could still use the POSITION(*+n) syntax to skip any separator columns that contain only spaces or tabs.
If the above does not work, an alternative would be to convert all UTF8 files to UTF16 before loading so that they become fixed-width.
-- Sergiusz

Error in loading data using SQL loader

I am getting a error like ‘SQL*Loader -350 syntax error of illegal combination of non-alphanumeric characters’ while loading a file using SQL loader in RHEL. The command used to run SQL*Loader is:
Sqlldr userid=<username>/<password> control =data.ctl
The control file, data.ctl is :
LOAD data
infile '/home/oraprod/data.txt'
append into table test
empid terminated by ',',
fname terminated by ',',
lname terminated by ',',
salary terminated by whitespace
The data.txt file is:
1,Kaushal,halani,5000
2,Chetan,halani,1000
I hope, my question is clear.
Please revert with the reply to my query.
Regards

Replace ''{" by "(" in your control file
LOAD data
infile 'c:\data.txt'
append into table emp_t
empid terminated by ',',
fname terminated by ',',
lname terminated by ',',
salary terminated by whitespace
C:\>sqlldr user/pwd@database control=c.ctl
SQL*Loader: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on Wed Nov 13 10:10:24 2013
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Commit point reached - logical record count 1
Commit point reached - logical record count 2
SQL> select * from emp_t;
     EMPID FNAME                LNAME                    SALARY
         1 Kaushal              halani                     5000
         2 Chetan               halani                     1000
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Error while loading data using SQL*Loader

Hi All,
I am now in process of loading data from MS SQL to Oracle Database.
I am getting the data in excel format and i will convert them into csv.
Upto converting everything is working fine.
In MS SQL, table columns are case sensitive.
So i created those tables in oracle db as same.
There is one column "MaxNumber" which is of type float(49).
The column is case sensitive.
in the control file first i given as
"MaxNumber" "TO_NUMBER(:MaxNumber,'99,999.99')"
After executing the SQL*Loader i am getting the error
SQL*Loader-466: Column MAXNUMBER does not exist in table TABLEONE.
I changed the control file entry as
"MaxNumber" "TO_NUMBER(:"MaxNumber",'99,999.99')"
After the execution i got the error
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 13.
Expecting "," or ")", found "MaxDiscount".
"MaxNumber" "TO_NUMBER(:"MaxNumber",'99,999.99')"
Please Guide me in this issue.
Regards
Salih KM

What I'm saying is, verify the column name. Dont post if not possible.
Example follows, with one table intentionally "hidden".
SQL> create table "tEsT" ("MaxNumber" float, "MaxnumbeR" number);
SQL> select table_name,column_name from user_tab_columns where table_name like 't%';
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tEsT                           MaxNumber
tEsT                           MaxnumbeR
teST                           iD
teST                           MaxNumberHth,
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Sql loader issue

Hi I am trying to use decode function with sql loader.. and gating error
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 8.
Expecting "," or ")", found keyword nullif.
code(:error_type,'Banned SBI',:error_type)" NULLIF error_type=BLANKS,
My ctl file is below...
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'abc.dat'
BADFILE 'abc.bad'
INTO TABLE xyz_tmp
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(record_id INTEGER EXTERNAL(4) NULLIF record_id=BLANKS,
error_type CHAR(100) "decode(:error_type,'Banned',:error_type)" NULLIF error_type=BLANKS,
error_subtype CHAR(100) NULLIF error_subtype=BLANKS,
number_of_errors INTEGER EXTERNAL(3) NULLIF number_of_errors=BLANKS,
sbi_number INTEGER EXTERNAL(8) NULLIF sbi_number=BLANKS,
team_name CHAR(60) NULLIF team_name=BLANKS
Could any one help me to correct it please.

Hi,
Try changeing the line with decode to,
error_type CHAR(100) "decode(trim(:error_type),NULL, NULL,'Banned',:error_type)" ,
Cheers

SQL*LOADER and decode

I'm setting up a sql*loader script and trying to use the decode function as referred to in 'Applying SQL Operators to Fields' I'm getting an error message ' Token longer than max allowable length of 258 chars'. Is there a limit to the size of the decode statement within sql*loader - or is it better to use a table trigger to handle this on insert? I ran the decode statement as a select through SQL*Plus and it works okay there. Oracle 8.0 Utilities shows example of decode in Ch. 5, but Oracle 9i Utilities Ch. 6 does not. Has anyone done this and what's the impact on performance of the load if I can get it to work? See my example below:
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'e2e_prod_cust_profile.csv'
APPEND
INTO TABLE APPS.RA_CUSTOMER_PROFILES_INTERFACE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "," OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
(Insert_update_flag CHAR(1),
Orig_system_customer_ref CHAR(240),
customer_profile_class_name CHAR(30) NULLIF customer_profile_class=BLANKS
"decode(customer_profile_class_name,
'NORTHLAND Default','(MIA) Default',
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'NORTHLAND Consolidated A','(MIA) Cons A',
'NORTHLAND Consolidated B','(MIA) Cons B',
'NORTHLAND Consolidated C','(MIA) Cons C',
'NORTHLAND Consolidated D','(MIA) Cons D',
'NORTHLAND Cons A NonZS','(MIA) Cons A NonZS',
'NORTHLAND Cons B NonZS','(MIA) Cons B NonZS',
'NORTHLAND Cons C NonZS','(MIA) Cons C NonZS',
'NORTHLAND Cons D NonZS','(MIA) Cons D NonZS',
'NORTHLAND International Billing','(MIA) International Billing',
customer_profile_class_name)",
credit_hold CHAR(1),
overall_credit_limit INTERGER EXTERNAL,
"e2e_cust_profile.ctl" 49 lines, 1855 characters
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 15.
Token longer than max allowable length of 258 chars
'NORTHLAND Consolidated D','(MIA) Cons D',
^

Your controlfile is incomplete and has some typos, but you could try something like:
create or replace function decode_profile_class_name (p_longname IN VARCHAR2)
return VARCHAR2
is
begin
CASE p_longname
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Default'               THEN RETURN '(MIA) Default';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Non Consolidated'      THEN RETURN '(MIA) Non Cons';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Consolidated A'        THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons A';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Consolidated B'        THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons B';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Consolidated C'        THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons C';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Consolidated D'        THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons D';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Cons A NonZS'          THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons A NonZS';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Cons B NonZS'          THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons B NonZS';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Cons C NonZS'          THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons C NonZS';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND Cons D NonZS'          THEN RETURN '(MIA) Cons D NonZS';
    WHEN 'NORTHLAND International Billing' THEN RETURN '(MIA) International Billing';
    ELSE RETURN p_longname;
END CASE;
end;
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'e2e_prod_cust_profile.csv'
APPEND
INTO TABLE APPS.RA_CUSTOMER_PROFILES_INTERFACE
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "," OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
Insert_update_flag          CHAR(1),
Orig_system_customer_ref    CHAR(240),
customer_profile_class_name CHAR(30) NULLIF customer_profile_class=BLANKS "decode_profile_class_name(:customer_profile_class_name)"
credit_hold                 CHAR(1),
overall_credit_limit        INTEGER EXTERNAL

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