List, OS Novell 4.2 Oracle 7.3.4.5 I have a table test desc as fld1 number(5,3), fld2 varchar2(1). The control file has ,(comma) delimited, optionally enclosed in " (quotes). The data file contains 99.999,C It fails with an ORA-01401: inserted value to large for column. Question. Why did Oracle show an ORA-01401 when the problem is the "C" value was not enclosed in quotes. I change the data to be 99.999,"C" and it loads properly. I would have thought that it would display something to the effect that I was trying to insert a non quoted value into a character field. Any thoughts or ideas? ROR m���m -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ron Rogers 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).
