<sql> is for executing SQL statements. 'exp' is a command-line utility not a SQL statement. Use the <exec> task to execute command-line utilities.
Erik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dhirendra Kulkarni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 1:48 AM Subject: how to export data Hi all, Iam trying to export data from oracle database for particular user through Ant. my build.xml is <target name="exptest" > <sql driver="oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver" url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@armada:1521:wind" userid="wtadmin" password="wtadmin" src="data.sql" print="yes" /> </target> and statement in data.sql file is exp file='test.dmp' iam getting error saying that it is invalid statement. Actually if run this command in DOS exp wtadmin/wtadmin file=test.dmp it is successfully exporting the database. Also if i type same command in sqlplus, then also iam getting invalid statement. So how do i export data. Please help Thanks DK