David - I haven't tried this going from Oracle 8 to Oracle 7, but the usual prescription is to export the data using an Oracle 7 exp binary. Can you install that on the source machine? Another approach would be to create a database link between the two systems and use the SQL*Plus COPY command to move the data.
Dennis Williams DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 12:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi all Is it possible to take an Oracle Version 8.1 database export file and load it into an Oracle Version 7.1 database? The export file of the 8.1 is on a different machine than the 7.1 database. If I can not is there some other method I can use to get the data from the 8.1 export file to the 7.1 database. Thanks David -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
