How to fix the Oracle error KUP-03024: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause for column string is longer than maximum number?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorKUP-03024: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause for column string is longer than maximum number with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

KUP-03024: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause for column string is longer than maximum number

Reason for the Error KUP-03024: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause for column string is longer than maximum number

The string value for a TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause for the columns is longer than the maximum number of bytes allowed. If the character set of the data file is different than the character set of the database, the string will be converted to the character set of the data file. If the length of the converted string is too large, then this error will also be returned.

How to fix the Error KUP-03024: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause for column string is longer than maximum number ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Use shorter delimiters in the data file and the access parameters.