How to fix the Oracle error SQL*Loader-00301: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause is longer than number bytes?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorSQL*Loader-00301: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause is longer than number bytes with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

SQL*Loader-00301: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause is longer than number bytes

Reason for the Error SQL*Loader-00301: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause is longer than number bytes

The size of a string literal is longer than the maximum number of bytes allowed for an ENCLOSED BY or TERMINATED BY string. This error can also occur if the string needs to be converted to the character set of the data file and the resulting string is too long.

How to fix the Error SQL*Loader-00301: string for TERMINATED BY or ENCLOSED BY clause is longer than number bytes ?

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

Use shorter strings for the TERMINATED BY and ENCLOSED BY clauses.