Re: oracle 8i backup to 9i environment

stre..._at_yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> hi,
>
> i've been doing some research and want confirmation before i go ahead
> with what i have to do.
>
> i have an oracle 8i backup which needs to be run on oracle 9i. from
> what i've read the only solution appears to be to restore the backup to
> an 8i environmnet and then upgrade to 9i. there is no way of restoring
> an 8i backup to a 9i environmnent whatsoever.
>
> am i correct?
>
> g

Yes.
What's the problem with restoring an 8i database and running the GUI database migration assistant on it?

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA