Re: compressed exports/imports on NT ?

No, the NT export/import tools can only read/write directly to files in the file system, not to pipes. Named Pipes is a communications protocol that can be used between SQL*Net/Net8 and the server, not between applications running in a command session.

I don't believe you're going to be able to create a compressed export file, or read a compressed import file, with a single step process.

Tapio Luukkanen <tapio.luukkanen_at_vtt.fi> wrote in message news:wad7uskzkc.fsf_at_tiuhti.tte.vtt.fi...
>
> Hello,
>
> Got a brand new server which unfortunately had to be NT because of
> other software which needs to run on it.
>
> I'm now setting up backups and I'd like to be able to do compressed
> exports and imports _within_ the same box.
>
> I seem to recall having read something about "named pipes" being
> available in some form under Windows NT, but how similar are they to
> their Unix cousins ? Could I just write a C wrapper which creates a
> pipe, setups 'gzip' or 'compress' on it, and passes the pipe name as a
> parameter to the 'exp80' or 'imp80' ? If this is doable, has anyone
> done it yet ?
>
> I'd be grateful for any tips on this.
>
> Regards,
> Tapio
>
> --
> Tapio Luukkanen
> VTT Tietotekniikka
> email: tapio.luukkanen/ /vtt.fi
Received on Wed Oct 06 1999 - 15:29:32 CDT