Re: Urgent: Oracle 8i export files dont work with Oracle 8.0.5

From: Alex Hudghton <alex_at_alenda.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 08:34:18 +0100
Message-ID: <7o8qdu$nem$1@taliesin.netcom.net.uk>

tmgn wrote in message <37A70859.BFEA261_at_excite.com>...
>I had to do this sort of Downgrade( like from Oracle 8 to ORacle 7 ) few
>times due to some Hardware issues totally unrelated to Oracle or Database
>issues...
>
>Otherwise I dont find any reason to Downgrade the Database especially if it
>is well tested before the Upgrade..
>
>-Thiru
>
>Alex Hudghton wrote:
>
>> tmgn wrote in message <37A70429.830DB09A_at_excite.com>...
>> >
>> >This has worked for me in doing cross version export/imports especially
>> >from a Higher version to lower one..
>> >
>>
>> Do you do this often then, and for what reasons ??
>>
>> Alex

OK, I see - its just that when I've carried out downgrades in the past I heven't used export / import to do it. I can see the use for table transfer though.

Alex
>
Received on Wed Aug 04 1999 - 02:34:18 CDT