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Trim date characters within sql loader [message #474922] Thu, 09 September 2010 12:32 Go to next message
TLegend33
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I am attempting to insert date data into a column using sqlldr:

Here's the current format:
2010-03-01 00:20:19.277


So far, I haven't gotten anything to work. I would like to trim the .277 from the existing date. Here's my latest attempt:
birthdate DATE "to_date(substr(birthdate,1,19),'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')"


Here's what I'm expecting:
2010-03-01 00:20:19


Any ideas?
Thanks!
Re: Trim date characters within sql loader [message #474924 is a reply to message #474922] Thu, 09 September 2010 12:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
joy_division
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birthdate in double quotes required a colon in front of it.

what error are you getting?
Re: Trim date characters within sql loader [message #474925 is a reply to message #474924] Thu, 09 September 2010 12:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
TLegend33
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birthdate DATE "to_date(substr(:birthdate,1,19),'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')"

ORA-01821: date format not recognized

[Updated on: Thu, 09 September 2010 12:48]

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Re: Trim date characters within sql loader [message #474929 is a reply to message #474925] Thu, 09 September 2010 12:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Barbara Boehmer
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birthdate "TO_DATE (SUBSTR (:birthdate,1,19), 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')"
Re: Trim date characters within sql loader [message #474930 is a reply to message #474925] Thu, 09 September 2010 12:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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For DATE datatype the parameter between is a date format mask.
Try
DATE (19) "YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS"

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Michel
Re: Trim date characters within sql loader [message #474933 is a reply to message #474930] Thu, 09 September 2010 12:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
TLegend33
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birthdate DATE(19) "YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS"


Record 1: Rejected - Error on table DATA_TMP, column BIRTHDATE.
Field in data file exceeds maximum length
Re: Trim date characters within sql loader [message #474937 is a reply to message #474933] Thu, 09 September 2010 13:32 Go to previous message
TLegend33
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This did the trick, thanks everyone.
birthdate "to_date(substr(:birthdate,1,19),'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')"

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