Re: something wrong with my dmp file

I agree with Mark, that is export files port very well from one OS to another.

However, when you move the files around make sure you have binary set correctly if you are using ftp. If you don't have this set correctly you will have problems upon import.

Pete

Mark Lind wrote in message <37c6b451.110593168_at_news.supernews.com>...
>On Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:10:38 -0400, Kenneth C Stahl
><BluesSax_at_Unforgettable.com> wrote:
>
>>Did you attempt to use import the file with the same OS that you created
it
>>with? Exports are not portable on a binary basis. If you import across the
>>network to a client exp on an NT work station then you must perform the
>>import the same way. You can't create a file with NT and then expect to
read
>>it with imp under UNIX.
>
>That's not really true. When we upgraded to Sun running Solaris 2.6
>and Oracle 8.0.4, we used a dump file we created on an Intel platform
>running Netware 3.12 and Oracle 7.3.
>
>All was well on import to the new machine.
>
>-+-+-+-+-
>Mark W. Lind
>marklind_at_pacbell.net
Received on Sun Aug 29 1999 - 09:24:55 CDT