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  1. 10-23-2008, 12:49 PM #1
    straygrey
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    Restore Oracle from mdb

    I have to restore from a mdb file an Oracle 10g database and I am trying to use Database Express but cannot fond out how I should do this.
    Please make suggestions.
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  2. 10-23-2008, 12:56 PM #2
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    whats Database express and what exactly are you trying to do?
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  3. 10-23-2008, 01:02 PM #3
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    A ?feature? that came with Oracle 10g and as I said I am trying to restore an existing database from a mdb file.
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  4. 10-23-2008, 01:18 PM #4
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    I think that the tool I am attempting to use is also called APEX.
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  5. 10-23-2008, 03:02 PM #5
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    and what are you doing in apex?
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    Just to be sure... please tell us your "mdb" file is not a SQL Server datafile.
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  7. 10-24-2008, 04:58 AM #7
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    If you mean by that a Microsoft mssql datafile, yes I am sure that it is a backup of an Oracle database and not a Microsoft mssql datafile.
    Please tell me what tool/software you would use to do this restore.
    BTW Surely your signature should read "Your lack of planning does NOT constitute an emergency to me"?
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  8. 10-24-2008, 05:14 AM #8
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    so what is this mdb file and where did it come from
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  9. 10-24-2008, 05:19 AM #9
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    It is a backup of my users Oracle database in Microsoft Access format.
    It was created by my user.
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  10. 10-24-2008, 05:54 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by straygrey
    It is a backup of my users Oracle database in Microsoft Access format.
    It was created by my user.
    So it wasn't SQL Server, it was MS-Access!!!

    Unfortunately you cannot restore an Oracle database from an MS-Access database.

    What's the current status of your Oracle database?
    - Does it exists?
    - Is it open?
    - Do you have Oracle backups?

    Could you please be more specific about what you mean with "restore"?
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