RE: SQL*Loader Date error (ORA-01858)
- From: "Hostetter, Jay M" <JHostetter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 08:45:08 -0500
Madhavi,
I wonder if sql*loader is having trouble with the column name
TIMESTAMP? Could you test it with a different column name?
Also, if the datatype of the TIMESTAMP column is TIMESTAMP, then you
should try TO_TIMESTAMP instead of TO_DATE. The implicit conversion
could be an issue.
Jay
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From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Silverman
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 3:32 PM
To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: SQL*Loader Date error (ORA-01858)
This may be a silly question, but are you sure that the column names in
the controlfile correspond properly to the columns in your table
RE_STATS_STAGING? In particular, are you sure that the datatypes of the
input data (including the timestamp constant) are compatible with the
datatypes in the table definition?
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Solucient, LLC
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From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Madhavi Kanugo
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:20 PM
To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: SQL*Loader Date error (ORA-01858)
Hello All,
I'm trying to load data using SQL Loader and ran into
the ORA-01858: a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was
expected error.
Below is my control file. As you can see, the timestamp
is a constant field and I am loading its value from the filename of the
data files. I am executing the sql loader from a shell script and
creating the control file on the fly. The filename is in the form of:
20051206130101.txt So basically, the shell script replaces the
when_changed value with 20051206130101.
I created a temp table with just a date field and tried
to insert a value into it. Insert into temp values
(to_date('20051207160752','YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')); and there is no error
and date conversion is implict.
But SQLLOADER is erring out on ORA-01858.
LOAD DATA
INFILE FILENAME
APPEND
INTO TABLE RE_STATS_STAGING
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(
RE_NAME,
TG_TYPE,
TRUNKGROUP,
CONNECTS,
HANGUPS,
DECLINES,
LOOPS,
SECONDS,
CC_CONNECTED,
CC_SETUP,
TIMESTAMP CONSTANT
"to_date('_when_changed_','YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')"
)
Any ideas on where I am going wrong? Any thoughts or
help will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Madhavi
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