Rachel, If you did not solve it allreddy set your unix environment variable NLS_LANG. This should eliminate your loading problem.
Hope this helps Shaibal >From: Rachel Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: sql loader control file help >Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:41:51 -0800 > >I am not, by any means, a SQL*Loader expert (Jonathan, I keep meaning >to get your book!) > >Here's the thing: > >I have a flat file with character data that includes special characters >(like accents and diacritical marks over letters). When I load the data >in using SQL*Loader, the special characters disappear and are replaced >by the letter (so Dvorák goes on as Dvorak). > >How can I get the data in as it should be? I've been reading and will >continue to read the fine manual, but I'm not finding this... > >Help! > >Rachel > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes >http://finance.yahoo.com >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: Rachel Carmichael > 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). _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Shaibal Talukder 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).