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255 character limit with SQLLoader

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rasprer

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Feb 12, 2004
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Fellow Professionals.

Any workaround avaiable for loading a 255 character string via SQLLoader.

Please advise.
 
Rasprer,

When situations like this occur, I just use a text editor to globally modify my incoming text file into valid SQL INSERT statements. Could that work for you?



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Just specipy the actual (or greater length):

Code:
LOAD DATA...
(COL1 CHAR(2000),... )
[bigglasses]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The person who says it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -- Chinese proverb
 
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