RE: passing a variable into the sqlloader control file

John,

Use "ECHO" commands to generate your control-file from within the shell script. You can then use the environmentals created by your input params.

Something like:

$1 = filename

echo SOURCE_FILE CONSTANT "$1" > control.ctl
echo SECOND_LINE CONSTANT "$1" >> control.ctl

then run sqlloader using the control file you created.

make sense?

Tom Mercadante
Oracle Certified Professional

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Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 3:55 PM
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Looking for a way in Unix to pass a variable into a Sqlloader control, and then use that as a constant. Database version is 7.3.4

I tried something like:

• control file ------- $1 = filename
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  SOURCE_FILE CONSTANT "$SOURCE_FILE"
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When running, I get the error:
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 13. Illegal combination of non-alphanumeric characters $1=SOURCE_FILE It does not like the $ on the imput variable. Anyone have any ideas or a work around?

TIA. John

"K" Line America, Inc.
john.fedock_at_kline.com
www.kline.com

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