Re: exports and files > than 2 Gigs

2G file limit is correct. Try to compress while exporting before writing to file using pipe files. This will work if compressed export file is less than 2G

Carlos A. Gonzalez wrote:
>
> Gentlemen:
>
> Here is what's happening.
>
> I am in the process of movin a large database (20 Gigs) from one host to
> another.
>
> The export file I'll be creating is over two Gigs space.
>
> The Oracle Gurus at my site tell me about a unix file size limitation that
> can not be greater than 2 Gigs.
>
> I'm skeptical, specially since I been told a lot of misinformation from the
> same people before.
>
> I am running oracle ver 7.2.3 under unix Solaris ver 5.2 in Sun Sparc
> hardware
>
> Any help/comments/leads will be greatly appreciated
>
> Thanks
>
> Carlos
Received on Mon Jul 07 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT