RE: tis a puzzlement...

9i imp handles 8i dmp files. 9i exp does not like to connect to 8i databases though.

At least that has been my experience migrating one of our 3rd party DBs.

John P Weatherman
Oracle Database Administrator
Replacements, Ltd.

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Jared Still scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon:

> Bill, why are you trying to export an 8i database with 9i exp?

because i thought i read somewhere that it would work. maybe i'm confusing it with imp? will 9i imp read an 81 exp file?

it's either that, or i've experienced an ORA 999999 - brain burnt out.;-)

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