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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