Re: Qn: how to DUMP backwards from 10g to 8.1.7.2 -

From: Matthias Hoys <anti_at_spam.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:16:45 +0100
Message-ID: <43c7fc9e$0$13571$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>

"Tom" <tomNOSPAM_at_teameazyriders.com> wrote in message news:43C4E6C5.7060502_at_teameazyriders.com...
>
>> Connect the instances? Ummm these two servers are about 3000km apart,
>> both on secure networks, different companies.
>> Or do you mean try and find an export definition file on the 10g
>> system?
>>
>> Another suggestion was to build up an old PC using the Oracle 10g LE
>> free version (?) and use that (means 10g->10g)
>> - will the freebie version load a DATAPUMP (?)
>> - feasible?
>
> I meant install the 8i client on a machine that can connect to the 10g
> instance and then do an exp using the 8i client - Then move the dump over
> to a network that can connect to the 8i instance and use that imp version
> to import the data in

I'm not sure, but I think you can just copy the Oracle 8i export executable to the 10g server and execute it there. Maybe you could try this first. Received on Fri Jan 13 2006 - 13:16:45 CST