Re: Can Oracle7 read Oracle8 exports

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> Created a set of exports in Oracle 8.0.5.2.1 on HP-UX 11. Tried to load
> them into a Oracle 7.3.3 db on HP-UX 10.20 (don't ask why, wouldn't do
> any good). Get a IMP-00010 (corrupt header) error when I try. Didn't
> copy them from one machine to the other with FTP- used rcp command.
>
> Can Oracle7 read the Oracle8 export, and if so, could the header block
> be corrupt by going back to 10.20 from 11?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dwight Taylor
> San Antonio, TX.
>
>
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NO,
as explained in this ng many times
you need to run $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/catexp7.sql against your Oracle 8 database and run the Oracle 7 utility against your Oracle 8 database.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Wed May 24 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT