Re: Direct path export -> pipe & compress

Yes, it works as Sybrand wrote. However blobs won't export using direct (with or without named-pipe compression). Remember that you will probably need to do import from a compressed file also. Same steps for creating the named pipe, but worth remembering if you're new to named-pipes.

Sybrand Bakker wrote:

> The essence of the pipe thing is you redirect the O/S file to it.
> Whether that's a result of direct export or normal export doesn't matter.
>
> Hth,
>
> --
> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
> Steve <stevek_at_binc.net> wrote in message
> news:85d5qs$p3l$1_at_grandprime.binc.net...
> > I've seen messages about using a pipe and compression when doing
> > an export to avoid the 2 Gb file size limit, however, I've not
> > seen any reference to whether or not direct path exports are
> > supported. Does anyone have experience with this??
> >
> > FYI, we are running 8.0.5 enterprise on HP-UX 11.0
> >
> > Thanks.
> >

Received on Wed Jan 12 2000 - 01:41:59 CST