Re: Problem with imp by 8i

Generally that message comes up when the executable can not find the message files (.msb) in the corresponding directory. Occasionally happens when an install fluffs; happens more often when the PATH points at an old or obsolete executable left around after an upgrade that involved a new Oracle Home.

If your system has (or at one time had - this stuff is kept in the registry) multiple Oracle Home values, it's possible you are inadvertently pointing to a wrong Oracle Home.

Recommend you scan all directories in your PATH and see whether you have any additional imp.exe (or imp80.exe, imp81.exe ...) before the one you are trying to run (which should be in the official Oracle_Home/bin

If not, try reinstalling - custm install lets you get just the import/export routines.

/Hans

Andrei Romazanov wrote:

> > That would be the hint? Your Oracle setup is incorrect.
>
> I think my setup was correct. I have no Problem with other components; for
> example I can call sqlplusw, e.t.c.
>
> >Either
> > ORACLE_HOME is stuffed up
>
> I've set ORACLE_HOME with Home Selector and with set
> ORACLE_HOME=<root-directory of Oracle-Installation>
>
> > or the path to Oracle executables is not in
> > PATH for the system.
>
> Oracle-Bin is in PATH for the system.
>
> > Check your installation.
>
> what can I still check?
>
> > Cheers
> > Nuno Souto
>
> regards
>
> Andrei Romazanov
Received on Mon May 14 2001 - 20:36:10 CDT