Re: moving from 8.1.6 to 7.3.4

I'm not quite sure I understand the process exactly.

am I supposed to run catexp7.sql in DOS or in sqlplus when do enter the export command.
when am I supposed to do 7.3.4 exp against the Oracle 8i database.

the process is confusing me.

<sybrandb_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:93n46j$c9h$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <q6E76.119608$Z2.1399840_at_nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
> "Choung Chao" <cchao_at_pmc.ca> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is it possible to move from Oracle 8.1.6 to Oracle 7.3.4? Someone
 told me
> > at one point that is was possible. If it is, how would I go about
 doing it?
> > This is on Windows NT service pack 4
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Choung
> >
> >
>
> Why on earth would you like to move *to* desupported software.
> If you still want to do that, you need to run catexp7.sql in
> $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin against the 8i database. Secondly you need to
> run 7.3.4 exp against the Oracle 8i database.
> Import the data in your 7.3.4 database, loose all 8i features and back
> your are in history.
>
> Hth,
>
>
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Received on Fri Jan 12 2001 - 10:58:37 CST