Hi all, I think the question has been asked before but I'm hoping that 10.2.0.3 has changed things - can we do a compress on the fly with expdb now? Ie. using mknod. Has anyone managed to get this to work? Ta, Leng. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Leng Kaing Senior Oracle DBA Hansen Technologies; 2 Frederick St; Doncaster 3108 Ph: +61-3-9840-3832 Notice: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain legally privileged information and/or copyright material of Hansen Technologies Limited or third parties. Copying, distributing, disclosing, commercialising or otherwise acting in reliance on this e-mail and any attachments is strictly prohibited unless you are the addressee of this e-mail and have written permission to do so. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete this e-mail (including any copies and attachments) and contact Hansen Technologies Limited by return e-mail or by telephone on + 61 3 9840 3000. Any views expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of or be a commitment by the organisation, except where the individual sender has the authority and expressly states them to be so.