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SQL Loader Fails with ORA-1843: not a valid month Errors While Trying to Load Milliseconds into a Table (Doc ID 2967516.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.5 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

This note will explain on how to load TIMESTAMP date in milliseconds into a table using SQL*Loader.

The control file is defined with timestamp "mm/dd/yyyy hh24:mi:ss:FF9" and is rejected with:

Solution

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