Re: Export/Import between NT and Unix?

From: Christopher M. Day <christopher.day_at_rdbms.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 22:22:43 +0000
Message-ID: <36FAB733.662B1617@rdbms.freeserve.co.uk>

Erica,

Just make sure you set the ftp transfer mode to binary and check your NLS parameters.

Chris.

Erica Nielsen Killins wrote:
>
> Hi All!
>
> I have to export a database from a Windows NT server to our Unix
> server. Both servers are running Oracle 7.3.3. The Unix server is a
> Sun box - running Solaris 2.6....
>
> I'm fairly sure I can accomplish this little feat - the export was the
> easy part. Now comes the harder part - importing it into the instance
> on the Unix side of the fence.
>
> I know that I'm going to have to create the tablespaces prior to the
> import since my dump file contains NT filenames in it and not Unix style
> file names.
>
> Is there anything else I need to keep my eyes peeled on before I do the
> import? Will my dump file survive an Ftp transfer?
>
> Any & all help much appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> Erica Nielsen Killins
> --
> Erica Nielsen Killins
> Technical Support Specialist
> Millennium - Enterprise Solutions
> Nortel Networks
Received on Thu Mar 25 1999 - 16:22:43 CST