Re: Importing 8.1.7 dump file to 8.1.6 database

> I found that while I try to import .dmp files EXPorted from the Personal
> Oracle to my 8.1.6 database running on SuSE Linux, I always got header
> and language (character set error).
> However, the reverse is OK.

8.17 is another version, maybe the headers changed. If you use the 8.1.6 export utility to export the data from your 8.1.7 database it should work.
The character set problem seems to be, that there is no possibility to convert the characters from your 8.1.7 to the characterset your 8.1.6 db is using (e.g. your 8.1.6 uses US7ASCII and your 8.1.7 uses UTF8).

Regards,

Knut

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