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SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error [message #144002] Mon, 24 October 2005 10:46 Go to next message
sikyala
Messages: 33
Registered: May 2005
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Here is my control file

LOAD DATA
INFILE 'c:\hsiac\hsiac1.txt'
INTO TABLE hsiac
FIELDS TERMINATED BY '|'
TRAILING NULLCOLS


(dummy char (4000),
ID VARCHAR2 (20),
PDF_NAME VARCHAR2 (255),
TITLE VARCHAR2 (2000),
SUBJECTKEYWORD VARCHAR2 (4000),
CATEGORY VARCHAR2 (70),
TYPE VARCHAR2 (70),
LOCATION VARCHAR2 (255),
AUTHOR VARCHAR2 (255),
PUBLISHER VARCHAR2 (255),
PUBLICATION_DATE DATE,
COPIES NUMBER,
CLASSIFICATION VARCHAR2 (50),
SECONDARY_DIST VARCHAR2 (4000),
ABSTRACT VARCHAR2 (4000),
COMMENTS VARCHAR2 (4000),
DATE_ENTERED DATE,
ENTERED_BY VARCHAR2 (50),
DISTRIBUTION_CODE VARCHAR2 (1),
PDF VARCHAR2 (255),
NUM_PAGES NUMBER,
SITE VARCHAR2 (255),
EMAIL_SUBMIT VARCHAR2 (1),
CORPORATE_AUTHOR VARCHAR2 (255),
CAT_IA VARCHAR2 (1),
CAT_INFOSEC VARCHAR2 (1),
CAT_INFRA VARCHAR2 (1),
CAT_IO VARCHAR2 (1),
CAT_MISC VARCHAR2 (1),
CAT_BIOMETRICS VARCHAR2 (1),
CAT_CND VARCHAR2 (1),
CAT_CNA VARCHAR2 (1),
CAT_MC VARCHAR2 (1),
CORPORATE_AUTHOR_ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (255),
CONTRACT_NUMBER VARCHAR2 (50),
GRANT_NUMBER VARCHAR2 (50),
STINT_SUBMIT VARCHAR2 (2),
NO_SUBMIT VARCHAR2 (2))

I am getting the following error:

SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 9.
Expecting "," or ")", found "VARCHAR2".
ID VARCHAR2 (20),
^

I can't figure out how to fix this. Could someone please help me.
Re: SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error [message #144015 is a reply to message #144002] Mon, 24 October 2005 11:37 Go to previous message
Mahesh Rajendran
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Registered: March 2002
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No need to specify datatype (exceptions apply).
>>ID VARCHAR2 (20),

Please go through examples here in docsets or in forum
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96652/ch10.htm#1006689
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