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On Wed, 11 Feb 1998 01:10:25 GMT, granaman_at_phonet.com (Don Granaman) wrote:
>In article <34e0af96.2933456_at_news.pi.net>, paul.schluck_at_pi.net wrote:
>
>>I know it is possible, but no one I talked to can tell me exactly how
>>it is done. So here is the question for anyone to answer:
>>
>>How, on a AIX 4.1.5 machine can I make an export of a ORACLE7 database
>>directly to an 8 mm tape??
>
>exp username/password file=/dev/rmt0 ...
Appart from that, you have to specify VOLSIZE=0. AFAIK "volsize" is undocummented parameter, but it is required when your file parameter points to a tape device. So, your command line should be
exp username/password file=/dev/rmt0/or_whatever volsize=0 ....
Regards,
Jurij Modic Republic of Slovenia jurij.modic_at_mf.sigov.mail.si Ministry of Finance ============================================================The above opinions are mine and do not represent any official standpoints of my employer Received on Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00:00 CST