Sqlloader to_number - signed numbers

Question

We have a sqlloader control file that will sucessfully load signed numbers coming from mainframe into oracle table using the following:
Amount          POSITION (68:78) "to_number(:Amount, '9999999.99MI')")
for a COBOL FD:
05 COST-AMOUNT-OUT PIC 9(7).99.
05 COST-AMT-SIGN-OUT PIC X.
Now they come to us with the following new COBOL FD:
05 COST-AMOUNT-SIGN-OUT PIC X(01).
05 FILLER PIC X(01) VALUE ';'.
05 COST-AMOUNT-OUT PIC 9(17).
The sign preceeds the number, but there is this pesky semicolon that is part of a new "It is a semicolon delimited TSO text file" format.
Any ideas about how to get this into the database column -
AMOUNT NUMBER(15,2)
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

Hello,
Can you post your sqlldr control file? You said now it's semicolon delimited TSO text file format or ";" just at the very end of amount field.
If is ';' delimited then you need to change your sqlldr control file, see if this example helps you out.
load data
Truncate into table employee
fields terminated by ";"
optionally enclosed by '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
empId INTEGER EXTERNAL,
FName char(20),
LName char(20),
FullName char(30)
{code}
If that's not the case then you can write simple function to strip off ';' from the field
Regards