Hi, I can't speculate as to why the export dies, but you can correct the direct=y character set error by setting the NLS_LANG variable in your user profile to whatever character set it is trying to export from.
-- Joe Frohne Rawson Oaks Consulting http://www.rawsonoaks.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I am running an Oracle 8.1.7 export on a 2G table which contains a Long > column. The export runs for several hours and then just dies with no > error > anywhere. I tried to use direct=y but I get an error about character > sets. > Any ideas? > > Thanks! > Ron Smith > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, any use, > distribution or copying of the message is prohibited. Please let me know > immediately by return e-mail if you have received this message by mistake, > then delete the e-mail message. Thank you. > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Smith, Ron L. > 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). > > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Joe Frohne 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).
