Re: Direct Path Export vs. Conventional Path Export

From: Anurag Varma <avdbi_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 01:06:24 GMT
Message-ID: <kew5b.1607$Lu4.1457@news02.roc.ny>

"Joel Garry" <joel-garry_at_home.com> wrote in message news:91884734.0309031608.4c38c241_at_posting.google.com... --snip--
> This is very wrong. The whole problem with bugs in exp/imp isn't that
> you can compare data - it's that you might hit the bug in the future
> when it is too late.
>
> Especially in the recent past, where merely doing a point upgrade can
> break it, and you _have_ to do the upgrade to be supported.
>
> Note also one of the bugs was in buffer size...
>
> To the OP: if you use direct on imp, be sure you understand all
> ramifications.
> It can work well, but when something messes up (like someone
> interrupting a big load), it can be all-nighter time.
--snip--

I'm ok with the first statement...

but direct with imp? What is that you are talking about? There is no direct option in imp....

Anurag Received on Wed Sep 03 2003 - 20:06:24 CDT