CAUSE | num identifies the line in the SQL*Loader control file at which the error occurred. This message is followed by another of the form -- Expecting str1, found str2 where str1 is a description of what SQL*Loader expected in the SQL*Loader control file, and str2 is what was found. Then SQL*Loader displays the offending line from the SQL*Loader control file, indicating the location of the error in the line by a carat (^) or an asterisk (*). An example follows: -- SQL*Loa er-350: Syntax error at line 28 -- Expecting column name, found keyword CHAR -- col3 ENCLOSED BY , CHAR ENCLOSED , |