you can use the skip option of the sql loader. in ur case it should be
skip=1(if headings are also separated by commas)
can have the full help by typing sqlldr help=y at the command prompt.
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> Friends,
>
> I have the classic case of a comma separated text file which I want to
upload
> and I need to know how can I enforce the following behavior of the SQL
Loader:
>
> 1. To ignore the first row of the data file (which contains the column
titles)
>
> 2. Avoid uploading of a column from the middle of the data file
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Pierre
>
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