How to fix the Oracle error SQL*Loader-00260: TERMINATED BY EOF option available only with LOBFILE option?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorSQL*Loader-00260: TERMINATED BY EOF option available only with LOBFILE option with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

SQL*Loader-00260: TERMINATED BY EOF option available only with LOBFILE option

Reason for the Error SQL*Loader-00260: TERMINATED BY EOF option available only with LOBFILE option

The TERMINATED BY EOF option can be used only when describing data to be loaded from a LOBFILE. It cannot be specified at the table level and it cannot be for data in “regular” data files.

How to fix the Error SQL*Loader-00260: TERMINATED BY EOF option available only with LOBFILE option ?

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

Verify that you have specified the correct option for TERMINATED BY and verify that the TERMINATED BY option is specified for the correct fields.