Passing date parameter on Kshell command line

Linux and Unix-Like UNIX and Linux Applications
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I need to execute a .ksh from command line. The ksh calls a control file and has 3 parameters. First parameter is a csv file, second the target table in oracle and third parameter is a date parameter.

I am attempting the below from the ksh command line

{code} => testfile.ksh filname.csv targettablename '01-JAN-1900' {code}

and get the below error.
{code} SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 101.
Expecting "," or ")", found "-".
VAR_DATE CONSTANT 01-JAN-1900,
{code}

Could it be that "-" is not acceptable in UNIX? I tried using "/" by giving 01/01/1900 in command, but does not work. Any suggestions?

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The error doesn't sound like it has anything to do with the date format.

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