Im running sql loader with the following parameters

sqlldr userid=user/password@instance control=C:\filename.ctl

Run this from a command window and in about 10 seconds a window pops up
to the effect 
"SQL Loader  has generated errors and will be closed by windows and
error log is being created"

The problem is the log file is empty! How can I debug my control file?

fwiw Im using a script that creates a ctl file (I havent used it an a
year or so... a little rusty) see in line

apparetly sql loader needs to have columns which have a "-" totally
enclosed in ""

here is a sample of my ctl file
##################################################
LOAD DATA

INFILE 'src.txt'    
BADFILE 'C:\bad.txt'

INTO TABLE SRCTABLE

FIELDS TERMINATED BY '  '

TRAILING NULLCOLS

(" V-FLAG"                           CHAR NULLIF("V-FLAG"=BLANKS)

 , NAMEID                           CHAR NULLIF(NAMEID=BLANKS)

 , "PRIMARY-ID"                       CHAR NULLIF("PRIMARY-ID"=BLANKS)

 , "SEQ-NO"                          CHAR NULLIF("SEQ-NO"=BLANKS)

 , "LAST-NAME"                        CHAR NULLIF("LAST-NAME"=BLANKS)

 , "FIRST-NAME"                      CHAR NULLIF("FIRST-NAME"=BLANKS)

 , "MIDDLE-INITIAL"                   CHAR
NULLIF("MIDDLE-INITIAL"=BLANKS)                         
##################################################

thanks
bob

#########################
REM control.sql script 
SET ECHO off 
REM    REQUIREMENTS
REM    SELECT privileges on the table 
REM
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- ---- 
REM PURPOSE: 
REM    Prepares a SQL*Loader control file for a table already existing
in the  
REM    database.  The script accepts the table name and automatically
creates 
REM    a file with the table name and extension 'ctl'.   
REM    This is especially useful if you have the DDL statement to create
a  
REM    particular table and have a free-format ASCII-delimited file but
have  
REM    not yet created a SQL*Loader control file for the loading
operation.  
REM 
REM    Default choices for the file are as follows (alter to your
needs): 
REM     Delimiter:                      comma (',') 
REM     INFILE file extension:          .dat 
REM     DATE format:                    'MM/DD/YY' 
REM 
REM    You may define the Loader Data Types of the other Data Types by  
REM    revising the decode function pertaining to them. 
REM  
REM
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- 
REM EXAMPLE: 
REM    SQL> start control.sql emp 
REM 
REM    LOAD DATA                                               
REM    INFILE 'EMP.dat'                                 
REM    INTO TABLE EMP                   
REM    FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','         
REM    (                                             
REM                           
REM       EMPNO             
REM     , ENAME                                                   
REM     , JOB                                                     
REM     , MGR                                                   
REM     , HIREDATE      DATE "MM/DD/YY"                           
REM     , SAL                       
REM     , COMM         
REM     , DEPTNO                                                  
REM                                                         
REM    )                                           
REM  
REM
------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- 
REM DISCLAIMER: 
REM    This script is provided for educational purposes only. It is NOT

REM    supported by Oracle World Wide Technical Support. 
REM    The script has been tested and appears to work as intended. 
REM    You should always run new scripts on a test instance initially. 
REM
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 
REM Main text of script follows: 
 
set heading off 
set verify off 
set feedback off 
set show off 
set trim off 
set pages 0 
set concat on 
spool &1..ctl 
SELECT  
'LOAD DATA'||chr(10) 
||'INFILE '''||lower(table_name)||'.dat'' '||chr(10) 
||'INTO TABLE '||table_name||chr(10) 
||'FIELDS TERMINATED BY '','' '||chr(10) 
||'TRAILING NULLCOLS'||chr(10) 
||'(' 
FROM user_tables 
WHERE TABLE_NAME = UPPER('&1'); 
SELECT decode(rownum,1,'   ',' , ')||rpad(column_name,33,' ') 
|| decode(data_type, 
               'VARCHAR2','CHAR NULLIF('|| column_name ||'=BLANKS)', 
            'FLOAT',   'DECIMAL EXTERNAL
NULLIF('||column_name||'=BLANKS)', 
           'NUMBER', 
                     decode(data_precision, 
                0, 'INTEGER EXTERNAL NULLIF ('||column_name  
||'=BLANKS)', 
                          decode(data_scale,0, 
        'INTEGER EXTERNAL NULLIF  
('||column_name ||'=BLANKS)', 
                         'DECIMAL EXTERNAL NULLIF  
('||column_name ||'=BLANKS)'  
                                     ) 
                           ), 
     'DATE',    'DATE "MM/DD/YY"  NULLIF ('||column_name  
||'=BLANKS)',NULL) 
FROM user_tab_columns 
WHERE TABLE_NAME = UPPER('&1') 
ORDER BY COLUMN_ID; 
SELECT ')'  
FROM sys.dual; 
spool off 
 
 
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