Re: Specifying datatypes in SQL*Loader, why?

From: damorgan <dan.morgan_at_ci.seattle.wa.us>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 16:35:22 GMT
Message-ID: <3C615B4B.2993D8F1_at_ci.seattle.wa.us>


[Quoted] Probably the fact that SQL*Loader is an antique. A functional antique ... but an antique.

Daniel Morgan

Morten wrote:

> I would think, that the loader deduced the data types from
> the table it's inserting into, yet we have the option to
> specify eg. CHAR. I can understand SEQUENCE, DATE (format)
> and such, but why the primitive types - I'm certainly
> missing something here.
>
> Morten
Received on Wed Feb 06 2002 - 17:35:22 CET

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