You can use export on HP and Imp on Sun, just ftp the dump file between the two with a binary transfer. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Fred Smith Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:50 PM To: jkstill@xxxxxxxxx; Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Cross-platform database move Unfortunately there are rougly 1000 tables (in multiple schemas). Do you know if I can use exp from HP-UX and imp from Sun? (or must I do both using the same OS)? Thanks. >From: Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: jkstill@xxxxxxxxx >To: Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx >CC: fred_fred_1@xxxxxxxxxxx, oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: Cross-platform database move >Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:39:15 -0700 > >On 8/16/05, Allen, Brandon <Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I believe exp/imp is your only option for 9.2, but if you upgrade both >to > > 10g, and then you can use cross-platform transportable tablespaces. > > > > >Dependent on the table structure, you could also use a utility to >dump to flat files and load with sql loader. > >The advantage is the speed of sqlldr over imp. > >Whether exp/imp or sqlldr, you should be able to dump the data to a >socket and read it simultaneously on the target system, with no need >to create permanent files. (This is one thing you cannot do on Win32) > >-- >Jared Still >Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l