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I have a data file that is in Windows format, and would like to load it in to Oracle with sqlldr. Unfortunately the Unix version doesn’t intelligently detect with Windows format so I have a load of records with \r in them. Strangely, the Windows version would intelligently detect it.
Is there a parameter I can use in the control file to “switch on” auto detection? I don’t want to assume the file will always be in Windows format?
Just a quick note on UNIX
unix has a utility – dos2unix (sometimes called dos2ux) that will change carriage control on files from Windows to UNIX. It is a one line command.
There is no option in sqlldr ctl files for carriage control other than DELIMITED BY. The ‘DELIMITED BY’ clause in the control file lets you specify a single character, not two. Windows text files have two characters.
Not what you wanted hear. I’m sure.