Re: Q:export on tape / import from tape

In article: <37mfbe$95g_at_news.uni-c.dk> unicm_at_unidhp1.uni-c.dk (Christian Mondrup) writes:
>
> marc_at_carto1.csl.sni.be wrote:
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> : Hello all,
>
>
> : Does anybody know, if it is possible to perform a export (exp) of a full
> : database directly on tape using either Oracle V6 or V7?
 

> : Our customer has not enough disk space to do the export first on disk.
>
>
> : Is it possible? If it is possible, how can I do it? We will use
 DAT-tapes.
>
>
> : Any suggestions?
>
> rm -f named_pipe_name
> mknod named_pipe_name p
> mt rewind
> dd if=expdate.dmp of=/dev/rmt0h bs=${BLK_SIZE} &
> exp userid=system/${ORA_PWD} file=named_pipe_name constraints=Y grants=Y
 full=Y inctype=complete
>

Shouldn't that be :

 dd if=named_pipe_name of=/dev/rmt0h bs=${BLK_SIZE} &

Carl Churchman
carl_at_carlc.demon.co.uk Received on Sun Oct 16 1994 - 13:42:40 CET