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From: Bruno Georges <bruno@xbridge.com>
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Subject: Re: Loading MS SQL Server and other format into Oracle
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Thanks

Bruno.

Paul Brewer wrote:

> I don't think so directly, as I believe the MSSQL backup is a proprietory
> binary format. Depending on data volumes you may like to look at three
> options (or combinations thereof):
> 
> a)    Oracle's Migration Workbench
> b)    MSSQL DTS job(s)
> c)    'Unload' from MSSQL as flat files and use Oracle's SQL*Loader to
> populate Oracle.
> 
> HTH.
> Paul
> 
> "Bruno Georges" <bruno@xbridge.com> wrote in message
> news:3BBD6C67.1050409@xbridge.com...
> 
>>Hi
>>
>>Can anyone tell me if it is possible to load a microsoft SQL server
>>database bakup into an Oracle database.
>>
>>
>>Thanks for your help
>>
>>Bruno Georges.
>>Xbridge Ltd.
>>
>>
> 
>