Re: Export Problem

In article <6ftt5f$7im_at_news9.noc.netcom.net>, Alan V <alanv_at_opustel.com> wrote:
>Have you tried exporting to a compression pipe ?? Also, just because your
>database is so big, does not mean that the export file will be humongous.
>Have you actually tried the export ??

I agree, I have similar data size and it compresses to 1.2G. But I have had it occassionally get truncated with no error generated, which makes me very nervous (and I assume if I tried to import from that it would fail). Also, the uncompression on the NT side would make me nervous. Please keep us all apprised of your progress.

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>Alan V.
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>Narinder.Chauhan_at_Compaq.com wrote in message
><35226037.624937140_at_twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com>...
>>I have a SCO UNIX (version 3) running Oracle 7.1.4, I would like to
>>transfer this database over to NT and Oracle 7.3.4. Normally I would
>>take a full system export and move that over and import into the
>>target database. However I do not have enough space on my UNIX box to
>>create the dump file (the DB size is 25 Gig with around 12 Gig of
>>data) I need approx. 12 Gig and only have 5 Gig free on several file
>>systems. Has anyone mounted NT files systems on UNIX, or exported
>>directly to tape and that tape has been read by NT ?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Narinder
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