RE: Re[2]: Export .dmp file

From: Leonard, George <GLeonard_at_wesbank.co.za>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 06:57:51 +0200
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Hi guys

Well I am from South Africa, but how did I end up in this conversation?

have a nice day.

George

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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Robson [mailto:pgro_at_bgs.ac.uk] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:42 PM
To: Mogens N=F8rgaard
Subject: Re[2]: Export .dmp file

=20Mogens,

=20Thanks very much for your reply - my apologies for the delay in my
=20own response - an interruption for the annual vacation, don't you
=20know...!

=20Yes, I would indeed be interested in talking to this guy in SA. It

=20seems as though we may have trod similar paths, so input would be =20useful

=20cheers,

=20peter
=20edinburgh
=20........

Tuesday, June 22, 2004, 6:40:30 AM, you wrote:

MN> Peter,

MN> A guy in South Africa I talked to recently has created such a tool.=20 MN> Here's what he wrote to me (because I thought it sounded useful):

MN> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D
MN> I am developing an import tool for oracle (can be extended to other D= Bs=20
MN> as well).

MN> The need for this arose from the shortcomings of imp, the oracle impo= rt=20
MN> tool.

MN> It is still very raw (does not handle raw or LOB data types), but it = has

MN> a select clause for partial table imports, can import into a table ev= en=20
MN> if the structure has changed from the exported table, can import into= =20a=20
MN> different table name than what was exported, and can import partition= ed=20
MN> tables on standard edition.

MN> I have already done 50 million record partial imports with it and the= =20
MN> performance is not half bad!

MN> Anybody who wants to help refine this can mail me, they are more than= =20
MN> welcome.

MN> Do you perhaps know where I can obtain a white paper on the .dmp=20
MN> formats, since I had to figure it out byte for byte so far.
MN> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

MN> I'll be happy to put you in touch with him offline.

MN> Mogens

MN> Peter Robson wrote:

>> Thanks for that, Lex,

>>=20

>> Simple reason really - I don't have a test db available right now!
>> Although I agree absolutely that this is the preferred way. I was
>> thinking of something like DataBee, but even that cannot extract
>> metadata if there is data present in the dmp file.
>> =20
>> Plan B however does include creating one...

>>=20

>> peter
>> =20

>>=20

>> Monday, June 21, 2004, 12:40:47 PM, you wrote:

>>=20


>> LdH> Hi Peter,

>> LdH> what's the reason why you don't want to use conventional import?
>> LdH> that tool is precisely meant to offer you all the flexibility you=

need
>> LdH> to extract only the metadata, the data, with or without grants, .=
..
>>=20
>> LdH> just import it in any test database under a DBA account, then
retrieve
>> LdH> everything you want,
>> LdH> and remove the imported data again ...

>>=20

>> LdH> Kind regards,
>> LdH> Lex.

>>=20


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>> LdH> -----Original Message-----

>> LdH> From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org

>> LdH> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Peter Robson

>> LdH> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 12:14

>> LdH> To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
>> LdH> Subject: Export .dmp file

>>=20
>>=20

>> LdH> Peeps,

>>=20

>> LdH> Can anyone advise on a specific problem with one of these?
>>=20
>> LdH> We have received a large DMP file, created from another (foreign)=

>> LdH> instance by a dba account. We do not want to import this dump fil=
e
>> LdH> conventionally, but merely to extract the data into some stand-al=
one
>> LdH> file.

>>=20
>> LdH> Does anyone know of any tools which will process a .dmp export f=
ile
>> LdH> outwith the Oracle environment?

>>=20

>> LdH> thanks,

>>=20


>> LdH> peter

>> LdH> edinburgh
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