Re: Is the export file of Oracle 8.1.6 portable between Unix/Linux platform?

Hi,
Export is the best option. It works from platform to platform and from lower to higher version. In some cases, with running special scripts supplied by oracle in /admin directory, it is possible to export from 8.x version to 7.x version.

"Huy Vu" <huyv_at_usa.net> wrote in message news:986877723.561965_at_news.aei.ca...
> Hi all,
>
> We have Oracle 8.1.6 database server on Unixware 7.1.1.
> We want to export one schema of this database and bring this export file
 to
> import to other Oracle 8.1.6 databases on different Unix/Linux plaforms as
> Sun Solaris 7 Sparc/Intel, AIX 4.3, HP-UX 10.20, SCO OpenServer 5, RedHat
> 7....
>
> I think that is the quick way to bring the data across of other databases
 on
> different Unix platforms but I'm not sure the export file from UnixWare
 can
> import to other databases on other Unix platforms.
>
> Is the export file of Oracle 8.1.6 portable between Unix/Linux platform?
>
> The alternative of this solution is using sqlldr with control files and
> unload files from Informix export files.
>
> Which solution is more portable?
>
> Thanks in advance for any advise.
>
> DH.
>
>
Received on Sat Apr 14 2001 - 11:39:40 CDT