Re: IMP-00069 Could not convert to environment national character set's handle

"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message news:abobit$ejc$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> Check the character set your *session* is running in. NLS_LANG environment
> variable needs to be set, probably.
>
> HJR
>
> "DBAA2A" <gcreantor_at_adeuza.fr> wrote in message
> news:3cdfaa38$0$11112$626a54ce_at_news.free.fr...
> > Excuse-me it's a "IMP-00069 Could not convert to environment national
> > character set's handle" error instead of "IMP-00068 Could not find
> > environment national character set"
> >
> >
> > "DBAA2A" <gcreantor_at_adeuza.fr> a écrit dans le message de news:
> > 3cdfa8e4$0$11117$626a54ce_at_news.free.fr...
> > > Hi everybody
> > > I attempt to import a dmp file from a Oracle8i Enterprise Edition
> Release
> > > 8.1.7.3.0 db server (unix)
> > > in my Oracle8i Release 8.1.6.1.0 db(linux)
> > >
> > > And the import failed with the error "IMP-00068 Could not find
> environment
> > > national character set. "
> > >
> > > The 2 servers have the same characterset et ncharacterset:
WE8ISO8859P1
> > > By the way, when I export a dmp from my db and import it in the second
> db,
> > > it works fine.
> > >
> > > Do someone have an idea about that problem?
> > > Thank a lot for your help.
> > >

Howard,

I think you missed that the OP is trying to import into an earlier version; he'll need to create the views in the 817 db, run the earlier exp executable, and so forth.

Welcome back, by the way. Keep up the good work. You have many supporters here.

Best Regards,
Paul Received on Tue May 14 2002 - 15:55:42 CDT