You can use select translate(field1||chr(126)||field2||chr(126),chr(015),' ') in the program that creates the sequential file. this will replace every chr(015) with blank.
Yechiel Adar Mehish ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:23 AM > Listers, > I have got a number of tables with long columns in them. The text is > free-format and contains carriage returns. Some long columns may be empty > and others will have varying lengths of data (typical call-centre operator > input scenario) there is no end of record marker that is common between > columns. > I need to extract each record and load it via sqlldr into another system. I > could extract using field1||chr(126)||field2||chr(126) etc 126 being the ~ > character but that does not get around the chr(015) CR issue. > > I understand sqlldr has issues with CR and I have tried various ways of > resolving this problem. I cannot pre-process the records and remove the CR > character because of the volume of data and the lack of time involved. > > I have looked at the stream record format option in my control file and I > fail to get this tro work as it seems to hang the session every time I call > it. I also suspect that it defines a common end of record marker and as I do > not have one I would have to massage the data which is not a route I can go > down. PS This is Tru64 and 8.1.7 but I think it is a general issue and not > specific to any version of Oracle or o/s > > Furthermore it appears that using stream record format parameter reduces > performance which is a key requirement for us. > > The questions are > > 1) How have other people managed with carriage returns in long columns > (I suspect a CR in a varchar2 field will be a problem as well)? > 2) Is the stream record format the way I want to go (I suspect not) > 3) Has anybody any better ideas > > TIA > > John > > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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: Yechiel Adar INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
