In article <406bff0c$0$6555$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net>, Niall
Litchfield says...
> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message
> news:406bdc04$0$25657$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> >
> > "Jeremy" <newspostings_at_hazelweb.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.1ad5e6bcf4d0325e989b75_at_news.individual.net...
> > > New database on a Win2k box. Existing 8i (8.1.6) db on solaris box.
> > >
> > > Is it straightforward to export from 8i and import into the 9i database?
> > > Might I encounter character set conversion issues? Appreciate any tips
> > > or pointers.
> > >
> > > cheers
> > >
> > > --
> > > jeremy
> >
> > It is straightforward, provided you remember the rule: Use the Higher
> > version of the export executable against the lower version of the
> database.
> > In your case, make sure you fire up exp in the version 9 Oracle Home\bin
> > directory and use tnsnames aliases to direct it to connect to the 8i
> > database.
> > Regards
> > HJR
>
> Shouldn't that read use the *lower* version of exp, and the higher version
> of imp?
>
>
>
Hmmm... see my post of about 20 mins ago! Perhaps this is connected..
--
jeremy
Received on Thu Apr 01 2004 - 04:49:12 CST
