SQL*Loader Date error (ORA-01858)

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SQL*Loader Date error (ORA-01858)

SQL*Loader Date error (ORA-01858)

2005-12-08 - By Hostetter, Jay M

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Madhavi,

I wonder if sql*loader is having trouble with the column name
TIMESTAMP? Could you test it with a different column name?
Also, if the datatype of the TIMESTAMP column is TIMESTAMP, then you
should try TO_TIMESTAMP instead of TO_DATE. The implicit conversion
could be an issue.

Jay

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From: oracle-l-bounce@(protected)
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@(protected)] On Behalf Of Jim Silverman
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 3:32 PM
To: oracle-l@(protected)
Subject: RE: SQL*Loader Date error (ORA-01858 (See ORA-01858.ora-code.com))

This may be a silly question, but are you sure that the column names in
the controlfile correspond properly to the columns in your table
RE_STATS_STAGING? In particular, are you sure that the datatypes of the
input data (including the timestamp constant) are compatible with the
datatypes in the table definition?

=====================================
Jim Silverman
Senior Systems Database Administrator
Solucient, LLC
Telephone: 734-669-7641
FAX: 734-930-7611
E-Mail: jsilverman@(protected)

From: oracle-l-bounce@(protected)
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@(protected)] On Behalf Of Madhavi Kanugo
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:20 PM
To: 'oracle-l@(protected)'
Subject: SQL*Loader Date error (ORA-01858 (See ORA-01858.ora-code.com))

Hello All,

I'm trying to load data using SQL Loader and ran into
the ORA-01858 (See ORA-01858.ora-code.com): a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was
expected error.

Below is my control file. As you can see, the timestamp
is a constant field and I am loading its value from the filename of the
data files. I am executing the sql loader from a shell script and
creating the control file on the fly. The filename is in the form of:
20051206130101.txt So basically, the shell script replaces the
when_changed value with 20051206130101.

I created a temp table with just a date field and tried
to insert a value into it. Insert into temp values
(to_date('20051207160752','YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')); and there is no error
and date conversion is implict.

But SQLLOADER is erring out on ORA-01858 (See ORA-01858.ora-code.com).

LOAD DATA

INFILE FILENAME

APPEND

INTO TABLE RE_STATS_STAGING

FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'

TRAILING NULLCOLS

(

RE_NAME,

TG_TYPE,

TRUNKGROUP,

CONNECTS,

HANGUPS,

DECLINES,

LOOPS,

SECONDS,

CC_CONNECTED,

CC_SETUP,

TIMESTAMP CONSTANT
"to_date('_when_changed_','YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')"

)

Any ideas on where I am going wrong? Any thoughts or
help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Madhavi

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<DIV dir=ltr align=left>  I wonder if sql*loader is having trouble with
the column name TIMESTAMP?  Could you test it with a different column
name?</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left>  Also, if the datatype of the TIMESTAMP column
is
TIMESTAMP, then you should try TO_TIMESTAMP instead of TO_DATE.  The
implicit conversion could be an issue.</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left>Jay</DIV> 
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From: oracle-l-bounce@(protected)
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@(protected)] On Behalf Of Jim
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oracle-l@(protected) Subject: RE: SQL*Loader Date error
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This may
be
a silly question, but are you sure that the column names in the controlfile
correspond properly to the columns in your table RE_STATS_STAGING?  In particular, are you sure
that the datatypes of the input data (including the timestamp constant) are
compatible with the datatypes in the table definition? 
<A name="">=====================================</A> Jim Silverman Senior Systems Database
Administrator Solucient, LLC Telephone:   734-669-7641 FAX:           
734-930-7611 E-Mail:        
jsilverman@(protected) 
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From:
 oracle-l-bounce@(protected) [<A
href="mailto:oracle-l-bounce@(protected)">mailto:oracle-l-bounce
@(protected)</A>] On
Behalf Of Madhavi Kanugo Sent:
 Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:20
PM 
To:
'oracle-l@(protected)' Subject: SQL*Loader Date error
(ORA-01858 (See ORA-01858.ora-code.com))
Hello
 All,
I'm trying to load
data using SQL Loader and ran into the ORA-01858 (See ORA-01858.ora-code.com): a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was expected
 error.
Below is my control
file. As you can see, the timestamp is a constant field and I am loading
its
value from the filename of the data files. I am executing the sql loader
from a shell script and creating the control file on the fly. The filename
is in the form of: 20051206130101.txt  So basically, the shell script
replaces the when_changed value with 20051206130101.
I created a temp
table with just a date field and tried to insert a value into it. Insert
into temp values (to_date('20051207160752','YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')); and there is no
error
and date conversion is implict.
But
SQLLOADER is erring out on ORA-01858 (See ORA-01858.ora-code.com). 
LOAD DATA

INFILE FILENAME

APPEND

INTO TABLE
RE_STATS_STAGING
FIELDS TERMINATED BY
',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' 
   
TRAILING NULLCOLS 
( 
 
RE_NAME,
 
TG_TYPE,
 
TRUNKGROUP,
 
CONNECTS,
 
HANGUPS,
 
DECLINES,
           
LOOPS,
           
SECONDS,
           
CC_CONNECTED,
           
CC_SETUP,
           
TIMESTAMP CONSTANT
"to_date('_when_changed_','YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')"
        )
Any ideas on where I
am going wrong? Any thoughts or help will be
appreciated. 
Thanks in
advance,
Madhavi </UL></UL> <table bgcolor=white
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