Escape character for loading data via sql loder

Hi,

I have a text file which is comma separated with values enclosed in double quotes.

In my text file which I have to load into database, one of the field have the value like

Your \"offspring\"

When I run my normal sqlloader ctl file, it gives the error as

Record 304: Rejected - Error on table BUYER, column BUYERS_NAME.
no terminator found after TERMINATED and ENCLOSED field


Is there any way I can use some escape character for loading this type of data.


Thanks & Regards
Arun Tayal

post your control file

And a sample of your data file. :confused:

Hi,

I am using Oracle 10.2.0.2.0 on solaris 10.
I am running sqlldr from windows xp.

My table DLL looks like :

Create Table BUYER(
BUYER_CODE NUMBER,
BUYER_NAME VARCHAR2(50));

SAMPLE DATA :

1,"XYZ IND"
2,"ABC"
3,"XYZ ABC"
4,"Your \"offspring\""
5,"ATUL"

Here is my ctl :
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'Data\buyer.txt'
BADFILE 'buyer.bad'
append into table BUYER
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
optionally enclosed by '"'
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(
buyer_code,
BUYERS_NAME char(50)
)


I hope this will help you to understand the problem.

Thanks & Regards
Arun Tayal

Change the enclosure character to something other than "... I used ' for example and was able to load the data.
Or you could used FIXED width fields.