In regards to commit=y, there is a discussion regarding the amount of undo that is needed. Tom Kyte gave one answer, while the Oracle 9i docs gave a different answer. http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:230214032357 My question to Tom, and his reply with an example, is near the bottom. Just search for "Tom Fox from Cinti, OH". Tom --- Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Use the 'log=<filename>' option, then examine the log file for errors. > > I like to use the following parameters - your mileage may vary. > > buffer=10485760 - 10 meg buffer. You can use bigger, but > my wholly unscientific (empirical) method has found there > doesn't seem to be much benefit to larger than 10m. > Could be influenced by platform, available memory, etc. > > commit=y - Commits the data every time the buffer fills. > easier on UNDO resources if it is a large import. > Some imports should not be done this way, appending > data for instance. ( not fun to fix if the imp dies part way through, > after 1+ commits) > > Importing into an empty schema should be fine. > > ignore=y depends on what errors you are trying to ignore. > eg. There may be object grants in the export file. These cause > errors if the grantee is not in the new database. > > statistics=n I prefer to generate them in the new database. > May be import if there are minor version differences. If you > don't like the generated stats, you can always export the > stats and import into the new database. > > indexes: Y if a small import - N if a large one. It is faster > to build the indexes yourself after the import with 2+ > sqlplus sessions. > > recordlength=65536 - platform dependent. on 32 bit Intel > boxes it maxes out at 64k. > > grants=n - only if absolutely none of the grants should be imported. > > HTH > > Jared > > > On 11/17/05, Nirmalya Das <nirmalya@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I have an "export" for an Oracle 8.1.7.4 <http://8.1.7.4> > > I am "importing" it into an Oracle 10g database. > > What is the best way to make sure all the objects imported correctly? > > I usually have problems with "synonyms". > > What are the proper switches to use while import? > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > > > > > > -- > Jared Still > Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l