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Message Posted: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 @ 13:21:05 GMT

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> DEFINE:
>          ,END_DATE (TIMESTAMP(0))
>              ,START_DATE (TIMESTAMP(0))

> **** 17:26:31 FDL4822 DEFINE statement rejected.
> **** 17:26:31 Definition syntax error for: END_DATE

The DEFINE statement describes the fields on your input file, not the fields in the target table. The input fields can only have data formats that are recognized by the OS that is running FastLoad, such as character, integer, or float. You probably need something like "end_date (char(19))".

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