Yes, I'm aware of the syntax, and it works fine with a couple of tables. What if you want to specify 100 tables? That's where I'm having trouble. On 9/15/05, Chris Stephens <cstephens16@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 1) TABLES=[schema_name.]table_name[:partition_name] [, ...] > > 2)QUERY = [schema.][table_name:] query_clause > > On 9/15/05, Paul Baumgartel <paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 1. In parameter file, would like to specify many (say 100) table names. > The > > old exp would accept a list like this in a parameter file: > > tables=(table1 > > ,table2 > > ,table3 > > ,table4) > > > > expdp doesn't require parentheses, so I tried > > tables=table1 > > ,table2 > > ,table3 > > > > but expdp returns > > > > ORA-39001: invalid argument value > > ORA-39071: Value for NAME_EXPR filter is badly formed. > > ORA-01756: quoted string not properly terminated > > > > Tried putting all table names on a single line, same result. I am able > to > > get it to work when the list of tables is much smaller, though. Didn't > find > > anything on MetaLink. Anyone had experience with this? > > > > 2. How to specify a query clause of the form column='literal'? I have > > tried various combinations of single quotes, double quotes, and double > > single quotes, so far with no luck; expdp returning "SQL command not > > properly ended". > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > -- > > Paul Baumgartel > > paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > -- Paul Baumgartel paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxx