SQLLDR: Using " in column expression

Question

Hi,
My control file file something like
OPTIONS (SKIP=1)
LOAD DATA
APPEND INTO TABLE TEST
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
title
,PERIOD "replace(:PERIOD,'\"','')"
The problem is it throws error " ORA-01008: not all variables bound"
If I changes "replace(:PERIOD,'\*"*','')" to something like "replace(:PERIOD,'\*$*','')" (Note " replaced by $ in replace then there is no error.
Has anyone used " in sql expression?
I am on oracle 9i
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Thanks Walter for the response. IF both columns are of same data type and length then it wont matter. But even if I f swap the column in data and control file the error is still there. Here's details:
Content of test.csv:
$ cat test.csv
period,title
"10-Nov-2005",hi
"12-Nov-2009",so
$ cat test.ctl
OPTIONS (SKIP=1)
LOAD DATA
APPEND INTO TABLE TEST
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
PERIOD "replace(:PERIOD,'\"','')"
,title
$sqlldr apps/apps control=test.ctl data=test.csv discard=d.dsc bad=b.bad log=l.log
SQL*Loader: Release 8.0.6.3.0 - Production on Wed Aug 5 10:39:10 2009
(c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Commit point reached - logical record count 2
$ cat l.log
SQL*Loader: Release 8.0.6.3.0 - Production on Wed Aug 5 10:39:10 2009
(c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Control File: test.ctl
Data File: test.csv
Bad File: b.bad
Discard File: d.dsc
(Allow all discards)
Number to load: ALL
Number to skip: 1
Errors allowed: 50
Bind array: 64 rows, maximum of 65536 bytes
Continuation: none specified
Path used: Conventional
Table TEST, loaded from every logical record.
Insert option in effect for this table: APPEND
TRAILING NULLCOLS option in effect
Column Name Position Len Term Encl Datatype
PERIOD FIRST * , O(") CHARACTER
TITLE NEXT * , O(") CHARACTER
Column PERIOD had SQL string
"replace(:PERIOD,'"','')"
applied to it.
Record 1: Rejected - Error on table TEST.
ORA-01008: not all variables bound
Record 2: Rejected - Error on table TEST.
ORA-01008: not all variables bound
Table TEST:
0 Rows successfully loaded.
2 Rows not loaded due to data errors.
0 Rows not loaded because all WHEN clauses were failed.
0 Rows not loaded because all fields were null.
Space allocated for bind array: 33024 bytes(64 rows)
Space allocated for memory besides bind array: 0 bytes
Total logical records skipped: 1
Total logical records read: 2
Total logical records rejected: 2
Total logical records discarded: 0
Run began on Wed Aug 05 10:39:10 2009
Run ended on Wed Aug 05 10:39:10 2009
Elapsed time was: 00:00:00.04
CPU time was: 00:00:00.00
SQL> desc test
Name Null? Type
TITLE VARCHAR2(20)
PERIOD VARCHAR2(40)
Thanks,
Bal