thanks a lot
Now I realized how naive was my approach.
"Karsten Farrell" <kfarrell_at_belgariad.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1987148cc55567529897f8_at_news.la.sbcglobal.net...
> Hi poldek, thanks for writing this:
> > Hi,
> > I have Oracle full backup from HP.
> > And I have only Windows version of the Oracle.
> > Is possible to recover this db on Windows environment?
> > Is phisical structure of Oracle datafiles the same on the diffirent
> > Operational Systems?
> > I know that I have modify init.ora but I doubt that it'd be enough.
> > Thanks
> > Jarek
> >
>
> Is it possible? Sure, if you have the right tools and enough time and
> dedication.
>
> You have to treat Oracle datafiles like the binary files they are. You
> have to worry about things like 'endians' ... where bytes are stored in
> a different order on different hardware platforms. I doubt that HP (I
> assume you're not talking about an HP PC) stores bytes in the same order
> as Windows.
>
> To transfer the data, you need to get the data into a form that is
> "compatible" on both systems. Usually that means an export file that can
> be FTP'd (in binary mode) to your Windows box and imported ... or a
> comma-delimited text file that can be copied to your Windows box and
> loaded via sqlloader.
>
> Of course, if your "full backup" is in one of the latter forms (export
> or CSV), then what you want is very possible. If all you have is an O/S
> backup of the datafiles, however, then you'll need another HP or similar
> box to work with to create a "compatible" backup.
> --
> [:%s/Karsten Farrell/Oracle DBA/g]
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