URGENT (PLEASE): Oracle8 Export problem - makes NO sense!!!

Hi there all,

I really need help desperately on this problem.

Please mail rene_at_webhost.co.za with your reply.

Scenario:

• running Oracle 8.0.4.0.0 on Sun Solaris 2.5.1

Problem:

• I am trying to create an export file of the database, and in order to do this I try the following:
• In a telnet session, I type: /export/app/oracle/product/8.0.4/bin/exp dba_username/dba_password
• I get the following output: BEGIN OUTPUT------------------------------------------- Export: Release 8.0.4.0.0 - Production on Sat Oct 17 12:58:13 1998

(c) Copyright 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

Connected to: Oracle8 Release 8.0.4.0.0 - Production PL/SQL Release 8.0.4.0.0 - Production
EXP-00037: Export views not compatible with database version EXP-00000: Export terminated unsuccessfully

END OUTPUT-------------------------------------------

As you can see the export utility IS the same version as the database it is connecting to, yet I get the "incompatibility" error.

How is this possible, and is there anyone that could help solve this problem????

Please&ThankYou4AnyHelp
Rene Received on Sat Oct 17 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT