That would be one option, but we are trying to avoid the overhead of the import process as we move the data to a new database. This process will happen daily and transporting a tablespace and plugging in a datafile is perceived to be faster (has not been tested yet).
Dan -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:14 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Why don't you just to a consistant export? That will not take any transaction after the start of the export, at leasst this is how I understand it. Ruth. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Fink, Dan INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).