Question

SQL*Loader bug?

Asked by: marakr

Hello!
I'm having problems with SQL*Loader Release 8.0.5.0.0 and I don't know if
it is a bug or if I'm the one that doesn't know it right.
I've created the table below:

 create table teste
 (
   datav    date,
   variavel varchar2(10)
 );

and I'm loading the ctl below:

LOAD DATA
INFILE  'teste.txt' BADFILE 'teste.bad'
INSERT
INTO table teste
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(
 datav position (1:8) date "YYYYMMDD",
 variavel position (9:18) )

The teste.txt file contains the data below:

20000210testing ab

There is a skipping of one line after the end of line.

I'm getting the SQL*Loader-524 error message (partial record found at end of a datafile)
and I don't understand why it is happening (I've already added a linefeed...)
What's wrong?

Thanks in advance.

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2000-10-04 at 06:31:23ID11455818
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Answers

 

by: Colin_DawsonPosted on 2000-10-04 at 06:45:25ID: 4575360

What happens when you don't add the line feed at all?

 

by: rbramhanePosted on 2000-10-04 at 07:40:46ID: 4576684

Try this out...

LOAD DATA
INFILE  'teste.txt' BADFILE 'teste.bad'
INSERT
INTO table teste
TRAILING NULLCOLS
(
 datav position (1:8) date "YYYYMMDD" nullif datav=blanks,
 variavel position (9:18) nullif variavel=blanks)

Brams

 

by: kp397Posted on 2000-10-04 at 08:10:13ID: 4577602

TRAILING NULLCOLS tells SQL*Loader to treat any relatively positioned columns that are not present in the record as null columns.
But,I think your text has newline character.I think it should work with TERMINATED BY WHITESPACE instead of TRAILING NULLCOLS.

 

by: geotigerPosted on 2000-10-04 at 09:02:30ID: 4578999

The same kind of question was asked before. The problem is in your control file. Please add a EOF in the end of your control file, i.e., enter an emty line in the end of the file.

Please reference to this link:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qShow.jsp?ta=oracle&qid=10359826

 

by: marakrPosted on 2000-10-04 at 13:28:38ID: 4584480

I was informed that there is a bug with this release and the solution is to install prior versions or to apply a patch.
Thanks to all and just answering: I've tried everything including with or without linfeed, empty line, eof, ....

 

by: dbalaskiPosted on 2000-10-04 at 21:02:27ID: 4590399

Yup  --  you are correct -- it is a known  bug
Oracle bug:735710  
Found in Oracle 7.3.4  and still valid in Oracle 8.0.5

Attached is a document  explaining the workaround -- it should work
reject the proposed answer if it doesn't

sincerely,
dBalaski

--------------------------
Doc ID:  Note:1058890.6
Copyright (c) 1995,2000 Oracle Corporation.
Subject: SQL*LOADER-524 USING  SQL*LOADER
Type:  PROBLEM
Status:  PUBLISHED
Creation Date: 25-SEP-1998
Last Revision Date:  26-JAN-2000

Problem Summary:
 ================
SQL*LOADER-524 USING SQL*LOADER

Problem Description:
 ====================
You are running either direct or conventional load and get the following error:

 LDR-524: partial record found at end of datafile

This same controlfile and datafile works on Oracle Release 7.3.X - 8.0.4 but gives LDR-524 on Oracle Release 8.0.5.0 and 8.1.5.

You have tried to look for this error in the manual and there is no description except for SQL*Loader chapter of the 8.1.5 version of the "Oracle8i Error  Messages" book where this error is documented for the first time.

Problem Explanation:
====================
You may have hit bug:735710

SQL*LOADER reports SQL*LOADER-524:PARTIAL RECORD FOUND AT END OF DATAFILE  when the last record in the data file is missing a linefeed character.
   
Oracle 8.0.5 introduces new OSD functionality for SQL*Loader that would cause this problem. The new functionality strictly checks the file format, therefore  LDR-524 is signalled.  


 Problem References:
 ===================
 bug:735710
 
 Solution: ADD A LINEFEED

 Solution Summary:
 =================
 ADD A LINEFEED

 Solution Description:
 =====================
 Ensure that a linefeed exists after the end of the last line in the SQL*Loader  control file, datafile and parfile.

 Follow these steps to correct the problem:
 
 1. Using a text editor, binary file editor, or a hex editor, you append  a linefeed character to the end of the last line in the SQL*Loader control file,  datafile and parfile..

    i.   text editor (eg. vi, ed, edit, etc)
          - hit the return / enter key while at the end of the last line in the file

   ii.  binary / hex editor (eg. tr, hexedit, etc)
        - append hex value 0A ( decimal value 10 ) to the end of the file

    NOTE:  Using NOTEPAD will not work.

 2. Save the file.
   
 3. Re-run SQL*Loader using the edited files.
 
 Solution Explanation:
 =====================
 SQL*Loader uses the newline / linefeed character to delimit instructions in the environment files. The lack of this control character causes SQL*Loader to  report a read failure on the last line of the file since it requires the newline / linefeed character to consider a line read complete.

 

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