Re: Alternative to EXP/IMP

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In addition to Jim and Mark's suggestions, there are a host of tools that will extract DDL from an existing schema to a text file. You could use one of those, edit the file if necessary, and run it on the 2nd machine. Just a few that will do this...

TOAD
SqlNavigator
Schema Manager

You can also run a norows export, grep out the "CREATE" lines and save them into a different files. Like the old saying says, there's more than one way to skin a cat.
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Chuck Hamilton
chuck_hamilton_at_yahoo.com

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"Richard Shea" <rshea_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:43160f6f.0109260043.61adffb2_at_posting.google.com...
> Hi - I'm looking at alternatives to EXP/IMP when moving a
> schema/data from one box to another (this is because I've got the
> schema/data on a higher version of Oracle then the target machine
> has, 8.1.7 is trying to go to 8.1.6).
>
> My current plan is :
>
> SCHEMA:
> 1. EXP rows=N
> 2. IMP INDEXFILE="something.sql"
> 3. Take the REM lines out of something.sql
> 4. run the something.sql on the target machine
>
> DATA:
> 1. Dump data to comma delimited files
> 2. Use SQLLDR to load comma delimited files to target database
>
> Haven't tried any of it yet, but I'll have to in the morning. Any
> Oracle gurus want to suggest a better idea ?
>
> regards
>
> richard shea.

rshea_at_my-deja.com

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