Re: Problems when exporting from 8.1.6 and importing on 8.1.5

There is an article on TechNet that discusses this issue thoroughly. The condensed version is to use the export from the lowest version and it will work. I have had to deal with this several times recently and it will work to export using 8.1.5. In other words, find a PC to install (if you don't have one already) the 8.1.5 client on, export from your 8.1.6 database, the import into the 8.1.5 database. Trying to copy just the import/export executables leads to copying virtually every oracle dll also. Not recommended.
Good luck. - Paul D. Pest

"andrew_webby at hotmail" <spam_at_no.thanks.com> wrote in message news:986982252.2660.0.nnrp-09.c30bdde2_at_news.demon.co.uk...
> Markus
>
> Can you use EXP from 815 to export from 816 database? That should work
> according to NG folklore. Also, I seem to remember reading somewhere that
> you can run the 815 ?/rdbms/admin/catexp.sql on your 816 database to build
> 815 compatible export scenario, but I wouldn't be the one to have to test
> that...
>
> Andrew
>
> "Markus Böhmer" <markus.boehmer_at_schaefer-shop.de> wrote in message
> news:3AD1BC45.10A1FE3F_at_schaefer-shop.de...
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I try to import an exportfile generated with Oracle 8.1.6 into an 8.1.5
 database.
> > The error messages are the following:
> >
> > IMP-00010: not a valid export file, header failed verification
> > Cause: Either the file was not generated by Export or it was corrupted.
> > Action: If the file was indeed generated by Export, report this an
> > Import bug
> > and submit the export file to customer support.
> >
> > IMP-00021: operating system error - error code (dec num, hex 0x num)
> > Cause: An operating system error has occurred.
> > Action: Look up the referenced message in your operating system-specific
 Ora-cle
> > documentation and take appropriate action.
> >
> > IMP-00000: import terminated unsuccessfully
> > Cause: Import encountered an Oracle error.
> > Action: Look up the accompanying Oracle message in the ORA message
 chap-ters
> > of this manual, and take appropriate action.
> >
> > Well, the third one is clear.
> > But what do the two above mean?
> > The file was generated by export and there have been no errors at the
> > file transfer.
> >
> > I hope that someone has a suggestion.
> >
> > Greetings
> > Markus
> > --
> > Markus Böhmer
> > SSI Schäfer Shop GmbH
> > mailto:markus.boehmer_at_schaefer-shop.de
>
>
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