Re: Import Error

You did, of course, transfer the file in binary mode correct?

ftp> bin

If not, that's your problem.

Brian McCarthy - Oracle

as wrote:
>
> Can someone please help?
>
> I have taken a full export dump file from AIX and ftp-ed it to my NT4 server
> and tried to import it but I get this message:
>
> Connected to: Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production
> PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production
>
> IMP-00010: not a valid export file, header failed verification
> IMP-00021: operating system error - error code (dec 2, hex 0x2)
> IMP-00000: Import terminated unsuccessfully
>
> I managed to import this file last year but due to a serious hardware crash
> I have to do it again- could it be that in the .dmp file it stores the date
> and it reads "11/01/2000"?
> I even did this with 2 export files done on 2 different days.
>
> I really need to import this - I even tried the Oracle Data Manager but to
> no avail!!
>
> Also if this is a real header problem does that mean that it won't even
> restore to the AIX database?
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> André de Goede
Received on Wed Jan 12 2000 - 07:41:25 CST