Re: Transferring a Database using Toad

From: Daniel A. Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 12:10:35 +0000
Message-ID: <3C4C053B.637F9DC2@exesolutions.com>

I don't know if you can use the Toad tool: But I wouldn't.

Oracle has tools that are bulletproof for doing the job. They are called export (exp) and import (imp) located in the bin directory. I would definitely use them to avoid problems.

Daniel Morgan

Ed wrote:

> Hello!
>
> A company I work for is going to be transferring a Oracle 8.1.7
> database that is currently running on a NT box over to an Oracle 8.1.7
> server running on a unix box. Could I just use the export utility of
> Toad to export the entire database? Is this dump file it creates the
> same dump file that PL/SQL or other Oracle utilities use to import?
>
> Any information would be much appreciated.
>
> Ed
Received on Mon Jan 21 2002 - 06:10:35 CST