afaik the syntax is: copy from user/password@tns-alias to user/password@tns-alias insert table_name using select * from table_name On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 7:43 PM, GBA-DBA <gba.oraclel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm not using db links. AFAIK is not needed. > > GBA > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:29 PM, <Mayen.Shah@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> Hi GBA, >> >> Did you setup db link properly? >> >> What do you get when you execute following? >> >> Select sysdate from dual@server; >> >> - Mayen >> >> >> >> >> >> *GBA-DBA <gba.oraclel@xxxxxxxxx>* >> Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Jul 30 2009 12:06 PM >> Please respond to >> gba.oraclel@xxxxxxxxx >> >> To >> "Oracle Discussion List" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc >> Subject >> Help with the SQL*PLUS copy command >> >> >> >> Hi list >> >> I'm trying to copy some data from one of the servers to an oracle instance >> on my pc. >> >> This is what i'm using >> >> copy from *schema.table@server* <schema.table@server> insert local_table >> using select * from schema.table where .... >> >> I'm getting a "ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied". I'm >> sure the username and password are correct because I can log into the >> database using those credentials. >> >> I'm using the same syntax to copy data between servers and it works fine, >> but when I try to do it with my pc ... it fails with that error. >> Any clue about this? >> >> -- >> Regards >> GBA >> > > > > -- > Regards > GBA > -- Toon Koppelaars RuleGen BV +31-615907269 Toon.Koppelaars@xxxxxxxxxxx www.RuleGen.com TheHelsinkiDeclaration.blogspot.com (co)Author: "Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals" www.RuleGen.com/pls/apex/f?p=14265:13