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Re: 8i export import to 8.0.5.1 database not a valid export file, header failed verification

From: frank <fbortel_at_home.nl>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 20:48:42 GMT
Message-ID: <39E623FF.439FB1C2@home.nl>

I can run the V8.0 export tool against a 8.1.6 database, and an import, too (8.0 tool, 8.1 db)

hth, grtz Frank

Bill Baker wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm having great fun with Oracles export and import utilities, any ideas
> would be appreciated.
>
> I'm tring to import a dump file that was exported from an 8i database.
> Export was done on a 2000 workstation(I think it was 8i tools), pointed
> at an Oracle Solaris 8i database. The place I'm importing to is an
> 8.0.5 linux database. I keep getting the same message below:
> Connected to: Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
> With the Partitioning and Objects options
> PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
>
> IMP-00010: not a valid export file, header failed verification
> IMP-00000: Import terminated unsuccessfully
>
> I've researched this a bit, and found some postings which imply that you
> can't use exports from the "exp" tool that are higher version than the
> database you are trying to import to. Any ways to work around this?
>
> It's really hard to believe that Oracle would change the dump files that
> much to the point where they would be incompatible in the same major
> oracle version number.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions in ad
> --
> Bill Baker
> Paperless Business Systems
> (206)256-0771
> www.paperlessbusiness.com
> www.elephantsandants.com
  Received on Thu Oct 12 2000 - 15:48:42 CDT

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