SQL*Loader problem

I created a file called ldr_test with delimited data.
I created a control file as follows:
---------
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'c:\ldr_test.txt'

into table scott.dept
fields terminated by ';'
(
deptno number(2),
dname varchar2(14),
loc varchar2(13)
)
------------


when I enter the value for control= c:\ldr_test1.txt, and enter the password as tiger,
i am getting the following error:
SQL*Loader-704: Internal error:ulconnect:OCISessionBegin [0]
ORA-01034:ORACLE not available

What is missing from my actions? Oracle is available when I run other SQL queries.

Thanks in Advance
manjunath

When you put the user put:
scott@alias
Where alias is the same text you put in connect string or database in other tools

thanks ramon,
when i start sql*loader, it first asks control=.
Then when i enter the file name, it directly asks for the password. it does not ask for the user name.
manjunath

Ok.
Then put the variable TWO_TASK=alias
In DOS
C:\>set TWO_TASK=alias
In Unix
$ TWO_TASK=alias
$ export TWO_TASK

well, the problem persists.
Should I do something about OCISessionBegin?
manjunath

There is a bug in SQL*Loader when the characteres in the command are more than 31.
Try to shorten the total length of the command which invokes SQL*Loader

thanks, but i am just typing sqlldr; at the c: prompt!
manjunath

Can u write something about the environment and the problem in detail.

How are you writing the command?
you put?
C:\>sqlldr
And then the error appears?

c:\>sqlldr;
then it prompts with 'control='
when i enter the full path of the file, then it asks for the password.I tried with both tiger(table in which i want to load was in a scott's schema) as well as system, and the result is the same, which is mentioned earlier.
Is there any thing to be taken care prior to invoking the sql*loader? I am using it for the first time, so.....
manjunath

Try the command with everything
C:\>sqlldr scott/tiger filename.ctl ..... etc
or
C:\>sqlldr userid=scott/tiger control=filename.ctl ..... etc
I'm supposing you can do a
C:\>sqlplus scott/tiger
If you can't try
C:\>sqlplus scott/tiger@alias ... the same for sqlldr

thanks ramon,
your last suggestion worked, though i dont see how it is different from others i have been trying.
Anyway i am up with another problem and
the error now says "for INSERT option, table must be empty. error on table scott.dept"
I guess i need to go through the documentation more thoroughly.
manjunath

Yeahp.
Docs are good :)
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