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Re: Creating and Oracle 7 DB from an Oracle 8 DB

From: Joseph S. Testa <teci_at_the-testas.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 04:39:41 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.0031DBD0.20010606041550@fatcity.com>

why not run version 7 export against the oracle 8 database(its been more than 4 years since i've played with a 7 database). or am i missing something here?

joe
> Tim Allen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Its a long and boring story but I have an Oracle 8 database and I need
> to create an Oracle 7 database from it to support one of our
> applications. The schema of the Oracle 8 db does not have any oo
> features and is, in theory, it functionally compatable with an Oracle
> 7 db. But I understand that there are issues with using export from
> oracle 8 and import to oracle 7, I.e it is incompatable.
>
> Has anyone had any experience in doing this or any suggestions on ways
> of doing it?
>
> And by the way the data in tables needs to be copied from 8 to 7
> also.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Tim Allen
> Designer
> Ramesys (Professional Services) Ltd
>
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>
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>
>

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