In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorSQL*Loader-00480: EXPRESSION may not be used with elements of a collection. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
SQL*Loader-00480: EXPRESSION may not be used with elements of a collection.
Reason for the Error SQL*Loader-00480: EXPRESSION may not be used with elements of a collection.
The EXPRESSION keyword is followed by a required SQL string expression and is used to load a column with the result of the SQL string expression instead of with a value from the input data file. However, this capability is not allowed with elements of a collection.
How to fix the Error SQL*Loader-00480: EXPRESSION may not be used with elements of a collection. ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
Remove the EXPRESSION keyword and associated SQL string from the collection element in the control file.