Re: Very urgent!!! how to export data of table column to a file

Stephan Gloor <sgloor_at_hso.ch> wrote in article <329AC859.21EF_at_hso.ch>...
> Hi there.
>
> We're running Oracle Server 7.2x on Windows NT. We need to write column
> data to a file. The file shouldn't be formatted. When using export the
> file is formatted in Oracle binary format.
> How can we automate this process ?
>
> Thank your for the eMailed hint.
>
> Stephan Gloor <sgloor_at_hso.ch>
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You cannot use the Oracle's Export Utility to create Data Files. Oracle's Export Utility is only a logical Backup process and can be used to transfer/ backup data for porting across platforms.

To write out data to a file, use a simple SQL* Plus script or Pro*C program if logic is complex

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