Thanks, Alex. But as you see below I tried all kinds of numbers, including
the one you suggested for imp buffers, and it didn't work.
- Alex Hillman <alex_hillman_at_physia.com> wrote:
> Why init.ora? Make a buffer parameter for imp utility =1000000.
>
> Alex Hillman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 12:55 PM
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>
>
> Hi Gang,
> I'm receiving the following error on a Solaris 2.8 with Oracle 8.1.6 and
> 2gig memory:
>
> IMP-00020: long column too large for column buffer size (40)
>
> The error action in the documentation says this:
>
> Cause: The column buffer is too small. This usually occurs when
> importing
> LONG data.
>
> Action: Increase the insert buffer size 10,000 bytes at a time up to
> 66,000 or greater (for example). Use this step-by-step approach because
> a
> buffer size that is too large may cause a similar problem.
>
> Following the recommendation didn't help. It doesn't seem to matter what
> value I put in I always get the same message. I was able to import the
> same table on an NT database with smaller init.ora settings. Any ideas?
>
> TIA,
> -Rocky
>
>
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