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help with control file [message #368233] Fri, 06 October 2000 12:16 Go to next message
Nuno Freitas
Messages: 1
Registered: October 2000
Junior Member
I having some problem, to load text files to Oracle 7.34.
The error message is this :

SQL*Loader-401: End field position 4 must be greater than or equal to start 12

The control file is this :

LOAD DATA
INFILE 'Expz8p1_2.DAT'
REPLACE
INTO TABLE EXPURGO.INCAPACIDADE_PESSOA_SIN
(N_SINISTRO position(1:10) CHAR,
COMPANHIA position(12:4),
N_SUB_SINISTRO position(17:3) INTEGER EXTERNAL(3),
ALTERACAO_DT position(21:19) Date(19) "yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss",
ALTERACAO_USER position(41:8),
INICIO_INCAP position(50:10) date(10) "yyyy-mm-dd",
TIPO_INCAP position(61:3),
PERC_INCAP position(65:15) INTEGER EXTERNAL(5) "999.99",
REG_TRAT position(81:1),
LOCAL_TRAT position(83:1)).

Above is a example of a line of the table :

90AU100607,1006,001,1996-02-13 11:34:26,AU1621 ,1990-07-30,ITA,+00000000000.00,A,H

The format of the table is :

N_SINISTRO CHAR(10),
COMPANHIA CHAR(4),
N_SUB_SINISTRO NUMBER(3),
ALTERACAO_DT DATE,
ALTERACAO_USER VARCHAR2(8),
INICIO_INCAP DATE,
TIPO_INCAP CHAR(3),
PERC_INCAP NUMBER(5,2),
REG_TRAT CHAR(1),
LOCAL_TRAT CHAR(1)

I am new in working with oracle, so if some one could help me, thanks.
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Re: help with control file [message #368235 is a reply to message #368233] Fri, 06 October 2000 12:59 Go to previous message
Bala
Messages: 205
Registered: November 1999
Senior Member
Hi,

The error message is self explaining,
the position takes two parameters the starting and ending. And not the starting and the length.
It should be position(12:16)
position(17:20) etc.......

Good Luck
Bala
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