Without the ability to try this, would "SYSDATE + 18" (or is it "19"?) work in place of the "to_date"???
Wondering aloud... Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 16:05 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I am getting the following error for this line of code in my control file Any ideas of how I can get around this? When I try a conventional path load I get a FK constraint error (not on this field). creation_date "to_date('01/01/2002','dd/mm/yyyy')", SQL*Loader-417: SQL string (on column CREATION_DATE) not allowed in direct path. Thanks, Ken Janusz, CPIM Database Conversion Lead Sufficient System, Inc. Minneapolis, MN -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jesse, Rich 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).