SQL*Loader Fails To Load EBCDIC Data - Rejects With "Invalid packed decimal nibble" Message (Doc ID 1162830.1)

Last updated on APRIL 03, 2020

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

When performing a SQL*Loader job of WE8EBCDIC500 data, most of the rows are rejected and fail to load with error:

"Invalid packed decimal nibble."

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