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Checklist Before Starting SQL*Loader (Doc ID 160521.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 30, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to prevent running into many kinds of unclear errors due to incorrect environment settings or unknown limits before starting SQL*Loader.

Scope

Verify the environment variables which influence SQL*Loader process and take care of some limitations/defaults.

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