Re: SQLLOADER

From: Eric Hansen <erichansen_at_mindspring.com>
Date: 1997/03/01
Message-ID: <33178e9a.5300059@news.mindspring.com>#1/1

bmanry_at_upsizeme.us.oracle.com (Bill Manry - Oracle Corporation) wrote:

>You can't count on the UNIX version of SQL*Loader to
>correctly interpret native number data from another
>platform. This includes binary, float, packed decimal
>and zoned decimal forms.

Why not? Isn't that it's job? If we can't count on it, should it be fixed so we can?

>Either convert the data to
>an all-character form or run SQL*Loader on MVS and
>load to your UNIX DB via SQL*Net.
>
>/b
>--
>Bill Manry - IBM Products Division - Oracle Corporation
>These are my opinions, not necessarily Oracle's.
Received on Sat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00:00 CST