Re: expdp question

From: Bob Jones <email_at_me.not>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:28:10 GMT
Message-ID: <_4syi.50181$YL5.28805@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net>

"DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message news:1187369479.221841_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com...
> Bob Jones wrote:

>> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message 
>> news:1187293670.685320_at_bubbleator.drizzle.com...
>>> Bob Jones wrote:
>>>> "Brian Peasland" <dba_at_nospam.peasland.net> wrote in message 
>>>> news:46c3189c$0$16271$88260bb3_at_free.teranews.com...
>>>>> Chuck wrote:
>>>>>> We're finally getting around to installing 10g and I had a question
>>>>>> about expdp. We used to write our exports to named pipes so they 
>>>>>> could
>>>>>> be compressed with gzip. Data pump doesn't support that. Is there 
>>>>>> *any*
>>>>>> way around that limitation or do I need to continue using 
>>>>>> export/import
>>>>>> if I want compressed files?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>> Upgrade to 11g? It does allow for compression of data pump dump files.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Brian
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Burn down the house to kill a bug?
>>> Assuming your employer is legally licensed the upgrade is free. There
>>> is a huge amount of value in 11g. Of course if you don't want to best
>>> technology there is always Ingres or Pick.
>>
>> You have to be nuts to advise people to upgrade to 11g now.
>

> First one puts a new release into a test environment.
> Then one puts it into development
> Then into a production test
> Then production.

>

How does that solve OP's immediate comrpession issue?

> Nowhere did I, or have I ever, recommended throwing code over the
> cubicle wall. Don't read into my posts what I have neither written
> nor intended. Thank you.

>

If read your own response and Op's question, it is fair to assume you meant all environments.

> But as long as we are here ... please reserve the obscenities for
> your friends. Perhaps they will be amused and impressed. This is a
> public technology forum and we are neither.

The obscenities are actually reserved for assholes. None of my friends are. Received on Mon Aug 20 2007 - 21:28:10 CDT