Truncate record length with sqlloader?

I'm trying to figure it out, but sqlloader documentation does not mention this...
I'm loading my data from the delimited file, the records are not fixed length, so I can't use "position" instruction. Here is the error:
Record 63: Rejected - Error on table ACCESSTEST, column REFERER
ORA-02359: Field in data file exceeded maximum specified length
Question: how do I tell sqlloader to truncate the record that does not fit?
Thank you in advance!

try using substring within your controlfile
example:
memo CHAR(250) "SUBSTR(:memo,1,250)"
using this substring within your control file, you will only get the first 250 characters of the memo field.
hope this helps.

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