Hi, I also write it to the list as I wrote yopu personally: This is what I line used in my sqlldr config file: Col_date "to_date(rtrim('Jan 15 1989 11:00:000AM',':000AM'),'Mon dd yyyy hh:mi:ss','NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE = American')", Regards, Antje -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l