Sqlldr using decimal only works direct? why?

I am loading data from a file received from a client. It contains char, smallint and decimal data. after creating a .ctl file to load the file, it will only load if i use direct=true why? All columns are defined and line-up with the data (looking at the log file) but I get "Invalid zoned decimal nibble.". Is there a bug in sqlldr?

Hi Ben, thanks for taking the time to read my query.
The site in question is an intranet site, so I am unable to give you a link to the page. Would the entire page of code rather than just the odd bits help?
Cheers
Dan

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