Oracle7 Server Utilities

CHAPTER 2. Import

This chapter describes how to use the Import utility. Import reads an Export file into an Oracle database.

Import only reads export files created by Export. For information on how to export a database, see Chapter 1, "Export." To load data from other operating system files, see the discussion of SQL*Loader in Part II of this manual.

This chapter discusses the following topics:

Import Basics

Interactive and Command-Line Methods

Import Parameters

Incremental Imports

Several example Import sessions are also provided to help you learn how to use Import.