Tried V8.0 exp against 8.1 yet? Works for me.
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> I'm experiencing the same type of problem. I'm also trying to import a
> dump file from an 8.1.5 Oracle database on Solaris to an 8.0.5 Oracle
> database on
> HP.
>
> I get the following error message:
>
> IMP-00008: unrecognized statement in the export file:
>
> Any suggestions would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Regs,
> Jeannine
>
> Bill Baker wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm having great fun with Oracles export and import utilities, any
> ideas
> would be appreciated.
>
> I'm tring to import a dump file that was exported from an 8i database.
> Export was done on a 2000 workstation(I think it was 8i tools), pointed
> at an Oracle Solaris 8i database. The place I'm importing to is an
> 8.0.5 linux database. I keep getting the same message below:
> Connected to: Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
> With the Partitioning and Objects options
> PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.1.0 - Production
>
> IMP-00010: not a valid export file, header failed verification
> IMP-00000: Import terminated unsuccessfully
>
> I've researched this a bit, and found some postings which imply that
> you
> can't use exports from the "exp" tool that are higher version than the
> database you are trying to import to. Any ways to work around this?
>
> It's really hard to believe that Oracle would change the dump files
> that
> much to the point where they would be incompatible in the same major
> oracle version number.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions in ad
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> Bill Baker
> Paperless Business Systems
> (206)256-0771
> www.paperlessbusiness.com
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Received on Fri Oct 13 2000 - 06:07:54 CDT
