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Re: Formatting time fields in SQL*Loader

From: <hclarius_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 10:49:11 -0800
Message-ID: <38A6FCA7.4FA88411@mindspring.com>


Base on my extensive experience (2 months) you need to specify the format in your control file.

Example, if the date you wish to load is formatted like 09121999 (MMDDYYYY) the line in your control file should look like this

Mydate DATE(8) "MMDDYYYY", Received on Sun Feb 13 2000 - 12:49:11 CST

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