Chaim, Along these lines, can't you disable the not null constraint, load the data, update the table/columns (UPDATE MY_TABLE SET THIS_COLUMN = 0 WHERE THIS COLUMN IS NULL) then re-enable the constraints? David Ron Rogers wrote: > > Chaim, > If on the other hand the BLANK will not work properly on a numeric filed that is to >be used in calculations. In that case you might want to have a 0(zero) loaded rather >than a null,blank. Then you could use the NVL clause in your controll statement where >the field type is numeric. > ROR mª¿ªm > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/30/01 02:00PM >>> > Chaim, > > Check out the sqlldr case studies on OTN. Ross has the right idea with > the NULLIF. Here's a general description from OTN: > > Loading All-Blank Fields > > Totally blank fields for numeric or DATE fields cause the record to be > rejected. To load one of these fields as null, use the NULLIF clause > with the BLANKS keyword, as described in Comparing Fields to BLANKS. > Case 6: Loading Using the Direct Path Load Method provides examples of > how to load all-blank fields as null with the NULLIF clause. > > If an all-blank CHAR field is surrounded by enclosure delimiters, then > the blanks within the enclosures are loaded. Otherwise, the field is > loaded as null. More details on whitespace are presented in Trimming > Blanks and Tabs and in Preserving Whitespace. > > Hope this helps. > > David A. Barbour > Oracle DBA, OCP > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Maybe some could help me. > > I'm having trouble trying to load a csv file with sqlldr. The destination table > > has char columns defined as not null and the csv file has missing data for these > > columns. (These columns will contain blanks in the database). > > > > Sqlldr wants to set the missing fields to null, which results in record > > rejected errors. Is there a way around this. I would be happy if I could insert > > blanks or insert any other marker-value into the field like '***'.. > > The input file lines looks something like (01110,,,,1,1,31460) > > Thanks > > Chaim > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: David A. Barbour > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Ron Rogers > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: David A. Barbour INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
