Try exporting using a pipe with the output going to a compressed file as
follows:
(1) create a named pipe
mknod xx.dmp p
chmod 775 xx.dmp
(2) direct the export file to the named pipe in background
cat xx.dmp | compress > xx.dmp &
(3) export to the named pipe
exp scott/tigger file=xx.dmp
N.K. Lim wrote in message <891953217.387snx_at_yimei.pc.my>...
>I was trying to export an Oracle 7.3.2.3 tablespace on AIX 4.2, but the
>export will fail when the dump file hits 2 GB, even though the OS
>supported >2GB file size. Is there any way to overcome this problem
>without using tape export?
>
>thks and rgds
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>N.K. Lim limnk_at_yimei.pc.my Penang, Malaysia.
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Received on Wed Apr 08 1998 - 14:52:49 CDT
