Re: Direct path export -> pipe & compress

A copy of this was sent to stevek_at_binc.net (Steve) (if that email address didn't require changing) On 10 Jan 2000 17:45:25 GMT, you wrote:

>I've seen messages about using a pipe and compression when doing
>an export to avoid the 2 Gb file size limit, however, I've not
>seen any reference to whether or not direct path exports are
>supported. Does anyone have experience with this??
>

yes -- as this trick only affects the output stream of export and the "direct mode" refers to the 'input stream' of export.

you can do this with direct mode exports as well.

>FYI, we are running 8.0.5 enterprise on HP-UX 11.0
>
>Thanks.

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