Hi ,iam new for using sql*loader, with minimum understanding from the forums,Iam trying to load data from a flat file (.dat) to oracle database.
here is my .dat file-------> data_file.dat
aaaa, mumbai
bbbb,kolkat
here is my .ctl fle ------->ctrl_file.ctl
load data
infile 'F:\oracle_utils_kiranorcl\KIR_ORA_DIR\emp_data.dat'
into table test
fields terminated by ","
( NAM varchar2(12),
PLACE varchar2(8)
)
here is db_tab_name structure
create table test (nam Varchar2(15),place Varchar2(10));
SQL> select * from test;
NAM PLACE
--------------- ----------
now.......
iam running the command on cmd window on os level
F:\app\NANDAN\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1>sqlldr userid=kiranmai/kiranmai@kiranorcl control=F:\oracle_utils_kiranorcl\KIR_ORA_DIR\emp_data.ctl log=F:\oracle_utils_kiranorcl\KIR_ORA_DIR\emp_data.log bad=F:\oracle_utils_kiranorcl\KIR_ORA_DIR\emp_data.bad
when i run this above command ,I get an error,
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 5.
Expecting "," or ")", found "varchar2".
( NAM varchar2(12),
^
I tried so many times by creating new ctl files further. But couldn't able get what is the wrong thing ????
Please help me ..
Thanks