The DATE Option

Use the DATE conversion option to insert ASCII data that is stored in a fixed format into a DATE column.

This option converts the ASCII data input to binary and specifies the format of the input data. (The DATE format is used internally to interpret the input; it does not affect the storage or output format of the data.)

LOAD TABLE lineitem(
    l_orderkey NULL(ZEROS) ASCII(4),
    l_partkey ASCII(3),
    l_shipdate DATE('MM/DD/YY'),
    l_suppkey ASCII(5),
FILLER(1))
FROM 'C:\\MILL1\\shipinfo.t'
PREVIEW ON 

• DATE Formats
  Specify the format of the input data using y or Y for years, m or M for months, d or D for days, and j or J for Julian days.