Hello Ruth The answer is not to change the nls_date_format but to tell the loader the format you use for your date. We use the following in our ctl files: "xx_xx_TAR_NECHONUT date(8) 'YYYYMMDD' , "
maybe you can use: my_date date(8) 'MMMDDYYYY' . (I did not check if it works). Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Ruth Gramolini [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thu, January 10, 2002 3:25 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: nls_date_format problem in sqlldr > > Good morning, > > We are having a problem load a file containing dates in MON DD YYYY format > into a database having and nls_date_format=YYYYMMDD. Is there a way to do > an alter session command in the control file or the parameter file to that > we can load this data? > > We have had the production database down for 4 days with various problems > and this is the last straw. > > Thanks in advance, > Ruth > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Ruth Gramolini > 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). > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > This e-mail was scanned by the eSafe Mail Gateway > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-8?Q?=E0=E3=F8_=E9=E7=E9=E0=EC?= 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).
