Sqlload for decimal values

Question

Hi,
I am having a problem.. the decimal values that I have on flat file is not upload to a table properly
Table
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SQL> desc intfc_splitfactor
Name Null? Type
UDC_DIVISION VARCHAR2(50)
DMDUNIT VARCHAR2(30)
ITEM VARCHAR2(30)
LOC VARCHAR2(10)
EFFDATE DATE
QTY NUMBER(20,5)
SPLIT_FACTOR NUMBER(20,5)
Control File
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LOAD DATA
INTO TABLE scpodintfc.intfc_splitfactor
APPEND
TRAILING NULLCOLS
UDC_DIVISION CHAR TERMINATED BY ",",
DMDUNIT CHAR TERMINATED BY ",",
ITEM CHAR TERMINATED BY ",",
LOC CHAR TERMINATED BY ",",
EFFDATE DATE 'MM/DD/YYYY' TERMINATED BY ",",
QTY DECIMAL EXTERNAL TERMINATED BY ",",
SPLIT_FACTOR DECIMAL EXTERNAL
datafile
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2,1103,110308PM,LO,07/02/2006,1026,0.25
2,1103,110308PM,LO,07/30/2006,2916,0.5
2,1103,110308PM,LO,08/27/2006,8007,0.4
2,1103,110308PM,LO,10/01/2006,3750,0.297
2,1103,110308PM,LO,10/29/2006,873,0
2,1103,110308PM,LO,11/26/2006,349,0
2,1103,110308PM,LO,12/31/2006,482,0.5
2,1103,110308PM,LO,01/28/2007,539,0.4
2,1103,110308PM,LO,02/25/2007,3906,0.5
2,1103,110308PM,LO,04/01/2007,12148,0.4
2,1103,110308PM,LO,04/29/2007,7574,0.4
2,1103,110308PM,LO,05/27/2007,4536,0
2,1103,110308PM,LO,07/01/2007,1763,0
2,1114,11148PM,LO,07/02/2006,632,0
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after inserting
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select SPLIT_FACTOR from intfc_splitfactor
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Can any one help to resolve this issue!!
Thanks
Indraneel

Answer 1

You could restructure you control file to:
LOAD DATA
INTO TABLE scpodintfc.intfc_splitfactor
APPEND
fields termianted by ","
TRAILING NULLCOLS
UDC_DIVISION     CHAR,
DMDUNIT          CHAR,
ITEM          CHAR,
LOC          CHAR,
EFFDATE          DATE 'MM/DD/YYYY',
QTY          DECIMAL EXTERNAL,
SPLIT_FACTOR     DECIMAL EXTERNAL
)