Data Set Options for Relational Databases

BL_PRESERVE_BLANKS= Data Set Option

Determines how the SQL*Loader handles requests to insert blank spaces into CHAR/VARCHAR2 columns with the NOT NULL constraint.

Default value:	NO
Valid in:	DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
DBMS support:	Oracle

Syntax

BL_PRESERVE_BLANKS=YES | NO

YES

specifies that blank values are inserted as blank spaces.

CAUTION:: When this option is set to YES, any trailing blank spaces are also inserted. For this reason, use this option with caution. It is recommended that you set this option to YES only for CHAR columns. Do not set this option to YES for VARCHAR2 columns because trailing blank spaces are significant in VARCHAR2 columns.

NO

specifies that blank values are inserted as NULL values.

To specify this option, you must first set BULKLOAD=YES.

Operating Environment Information: This option is not supported on z/OS. [cautionend]