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SQL*Loader Fails With Error ORA-12705 Invalid Or Unknown NLS Parameter Value Specified (Doc ID 1275331.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 02, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.1.0.7 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The following errors started after upgrading to Oracle 11.1.0.7:

SQL*Loader: Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Thu Jul 15 14:26:46 2010

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SQL*Loader-128: unable to begin a session
ORA-12705: invalid or unknown NLS parameter value specified

Changes

Upgraded the database to 11.1.0.7.

Cause

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