Re: Q:SQL*Loader number format

Hi,

Could you post your sql-loader control file?

Guang

Ralf Bender wrote:
> Hello
>
> I've got a big flat file with # as separator.
> There is a number field which has negative sign at the end or nothing
if
> it is a positive number:
>
> D#100,00#100,00#BET
> S#100,00-#100,00-#WISH
>
> In the database the field is a number(15,2)
>
> I try to load this file with sql-loader, but earn always errors like
> invalid number ...
>
> I try (seen at ask tom)
> column_name "to_number( :column_name, '9999999999s' )/100",
> or
> column_name "to_number( :column_name, '99999999D99MI' )",
>
> nothing works correctly. In some cases i got the positive numbers but

> not the negative ones.
>
> Is there someone who can help me to climb this little rock?
>
> thanks
> ralf
Received on Thu Dec 09 2004 - 12:05:19 CST