Unable to load comma separated number using sqlldr

Question

Hi
See the example below.
I have problem in loading “bonus” into my emp table.
Appreciate your help.
Here I have appended the following.
-     demo04.ctl – controfile
-     demo04.dat – datafile
-     demo04.log - logfile
Error :
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Record 1: Rejected - Error on table EMP, column BONUS.
ORA-01722: invalid number
sqlldr userid=scott/tiger@orcl , control=demo04.ctl , log=demo04.log
Create table emp
Empno      number,
Ename     varchar2(80),
Sal     number(15,2),
bonus      number
cat demo04.ctl
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LOAD DATA
INFILE 'demo04.dat'
INTO TABLE emp
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
Empno INTEGER EXTERNAL,
Ename ,
Sal DECIMAL EXTERNAL,
bonus DECIMAL EXTERNAL ????
cat demo04.dat
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"1000", "*XXX,XXXX", "9820.760000","3,395"
"1001", "*XXX,XXXX", "9821.760000","88,883,395"
cat demo04.log
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SQL*Loader: Release 8.1.7.4.0 - Production on Fri Oct 13 17:58:31 2006
(c) Copyright 2000 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Control File: demo04.ctl
Data File: demo04.dat
Bad File: demo04.bad
Discard File: none specified
(Allow all discards)
Number to load: ALL
Number to skip: 0
Errors allowed: 50
Bind array: 64 rows, maximum of 65536 bytes
Continuation: none specified
Path used: Conventional
Table EMP, loaded from every logical record.
Insert option in effect for this table: INSERT
Column Name Position Len Term Encl Datatype
EMPNO FIRST * , O(") CHARACTER
ENAME NEXT * , O(") CHARACTER
SAL NEXT * , O(") CHARACTER
BONUS NEXT * , O(") CHARACTER
Record 1: Rejected - Error on table EMP, column BONUS.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Record 2: Rejected - Error on table EMP, column BONUS.
ORA-01722: invalid number
Table EMP:
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: 65016 bytes(63 rows)
Space allocated for memory besides bind array: 0 bytes
Total logical records skipped: 0
Total logical records read: 2
Total logical records rejected: 2
Total logical records discarded: 0
Run began on Fri Oct 13 17:58:31 2006
Run ended on Fri Oct 13 17:58:32 2006
Elapsed time was: 00:00:01.14
CPU time was: 00:00:00.05

Answer 1

Try
bonus CHAR "to_number(:bonus, '999G999G999')"