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Re: SQLLOADER

From: Ed Mitchell <emitch01_at_dsgxhp01.gaxix.slg.eds.com>
Date: 1997/02/20
Message-ID: <330C6489.3C56@dsgxhp01.gaxix.slg.eds.com>#1/1 







Look in the oracle utilities manual for numeric.  You should be trying
to convert the data by using "decimal external (p,s)".  Precision for a
packed field is (p+1)/2 rounded up.  Scale is the number of digits to
the right of decimal point.  I hope that this helps.



Ed Mitchell


DBA



EDS

Received on Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00:00 CST












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