Re: Oracle sample data files wanted

In article <48oa63$soe_at_cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu>, robohen_at_cs.cmu.edu (Henry Robertson) writes:
> Hi, my responsibility as a programmer is to write C programs to convert
> our existing data files into Oracle-readable form. I was wondering if
> someone here could send me some sample Oracle data files, along with
> explanations of the data structures.
>
> E-mail replies appreciated.
>
> Henry

Henry,

If you want to convert data from your existing db into Oracle, you will be much better off using the tools that oracle provides, such as SQL*Loader.

If your existing db is sql-compliant, you may even be able to move the data by using CREATE TABLE AS SELECT * ... over a network connection.

I would say that your chances of reverse-engineering oracle datafiles is NIL. Besides which, if your db is important to you, you might be interested in running a configuration that Oracle supports.

Regards,
Charles_Dye_at_corp.dialog.com Received on Mon Nov 20 1995 - 00:00:00 CET