Re: Export from EXP80 on a v7.x database

If you run CATEXP7.SQL on the Oracle8 DB this script will create the base table and view needed for backward compatiblity. Look in $ORACLE_HOME/RDBMS/ADMIN the script should be there.

Good Luck.

Dennis Richter <73624.1306_at_compuserve.com> wrote in article <OuS9$xH98GA.191_at_nih2naac.prod2.compuserve.com>...
> I am trying to do an export using EXP80.EXE against a version 7.3
 database.
> I get an error saying the proper export views are not built. My
 questions
> are:
>
> 1. Is EXP80 backwards compatible?
>
> 2. Do I need to run script files from my Oracle8 instance against my
 Oracle7
> instance to built the required views? If so, what script is necessary?
>
> 3. If I can run EXP80 against the v7.3 database, can I then run
 IMP73.EXE
> against the export file?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dennis
>
>
>
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