Oracle Error SQL*Loader-00304: Illegal combination of non-alphanumeric characters

Oracle Error Message

SQL*Loader-00304: Illegal combination of non-alphanumeric characters

Reason for the Error

The SQL*Loader control file contains a combination of non-alphanumeric characters that SQL*Loader does not recognize. For example, the combination != is recognized as “not equal”, but the combination =! is not valid.

Solution

Remove the unrecognized characters from the control file.