Re: Is the export file of Oracle 8.1.6 portable between Unix/Linux platform?

I know that there are limitations on importing from a higer version export file.
I have errors of bad exp header format when trying to import a file into a 7.3 database from a 8.1.6 export.

    Rgds,
    john

David Busby <dbusby3_at_slb.com> wrote in message news:3AD368E2.62639DD3_at_slb.com...
> Should be okay if they are the same versions of Oracle. The export file
 is an
> Oracle Binary.
>
> Huy Vu wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > We have Oracle 8.1.6 database server on Unixware 7.1.1.
> > We want to export one schema of this database and bring this export file
 to
> > import to other Oracle 8.1.6 databases on different Unix/Linux plaforms
 as
> > Sun Solaris 7 Sparc/Intel, AIX 4.3, HP-UX 10.20, SCO OpenServer 5,
 RedHat
> > 7....
> >
> > I think that is the quick way to bring the data across of other
 databases on
> > different Unix platforms but I'm not sure the export file from UnixWare
 can
> > import to other databases on other Unix platforms.
> >
> > Is the export file of Oracle 8.1.6 portable between Unix/Linux platform?
> >
> > The alternative of this solution is using sqlldr with control files and
> > unload files from Informix export files.
> >
> > Which solution is more portable?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any advise.
> >
> > DH.
>

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