Hi,
I've to load data through control_file(.ctl) into oracle table through sqlldr. Oracle 11g, win xp.
as soon as I use - sqlldr dss/dss control=orders.ctl I get error or nothing.
Text file that is generated after loading fails has the following error.
Record 1: Rejected - Error on table ORDERS, column O_ORDERDATE.
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
I have checked the format of data to be loaded into Orders table is like this : *1996-01-02.*
I checked the format of data in my database by querying sysdate from dual i.e. 10-JAN-10
I thought that changing its format might solve my problem so i tried this:
SQL> alter session set nls_date_format='YYYY-MM-DD';
Session altered.
SQL> select sysdate from dual;
SYSDATE
----------
2010-01-10
but still i'm getting the same error. I've to load millions of data. how I can solve this issue.
Please suggest.
Thanks alot.
Best Regads,
Kam