On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Teehan, Mark < mark.teehan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Slightly OT but another major difference between exp and expdp: you need > database server access for expdp. > That can be worked around if the environment allows it. The method I use: Create a directory on our network for the files in question Mount this on our linux server with 'mount -t cifs ...' Server access then not needed for expdp/impdp. That's one method, there are other ways to do it. Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com Home Page: http://jaredstill.com