sybrandb wrote:
>
> On Dec 8, 12:53 am, "Anthony" <akkha1..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> We are using winzip command line interface to compress oracle export
>> file on windows platform in our script. Is it possible to compress the
>> file as it is created? That would save a lot of disk space. I know we
>> can do it on UNIX (been using it since day 1). How about Windows?
>>
>> Thanks a lot in advance
>
> You don't mention your version.
> If you have anything current (10g), IIRC expdp in 10g is capable of
> compressing the export automagically.
> Other than that, your question boils down to:
> it is possible to export to a pipe on Windows (Windows does support
> pipes), and can Winzip read from a pipe. That is not an Oracle
> question.
But the answer to it is, sadly, no. It is however possible to ensure
that the destination compresses files automatically by setting the
compression attribute of the destination folder, this works plenty well
enough for exports and backups.
Received on Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:28:28 CST
