From: fvanbortel@netscape.net   
      
   Azhar Bilgrami wrote:   
      
   > Dear   
   > Hi:   
   > Hope to see u in good health.   
   >            " I want to migrate a database which is currently running   
   >              Unix as Operating System and Oracle ver 6 as   
   >              Database, it is also using oracle froms version 3 (text base)   
   > as Front End"   
   > Now here is what I want to do   
   >            " I want to migrate that database from Oracle for Unix to   
   > Oracle for Linux With retaining all the Forms, in other words all I want   
   > is to change the Operating System!, nothing else, no change in Oracle or   
   > Certainly no change is Forms"   
   >   
   >     I read other discussion forums and gathered the   
   >  following, i.e. the steps to migrate a Database from Unix to Linux.   
   >  1. Export the database from source machine,i.e. Export all the Databse   
   >  files using Oracle 7 Database Utility.   
   >  2. Install Oracle 8i on Linux Machine and Import that Database into Oracle   
   >  8i using Oracle 8i Database Utility.   
   >  3. Just Copy the Source Files of Oracle forms 3.3 from Unix Machine and   
   >  Paste then onto my Linux Machine.   
   >  4. Recompile those files.   
   >  5. The system is ready!.   
   >   
   >  Now kindly correct me if iam wrong in these steps, also I have few   
   >  questions in my mind.   
   >  1. How to Export an database in Oracle 6 for Unix.   
   >  2. How to Import an Database in Oracle 8i for Linux.   
   >  3. How to recompile the Forms 3.3 Files.   
   >  4. Do I have to follow the same directory structure as Unix, i.e. if the   
   >  form files are located at /usr/oracle/home on UNIX then should I follow   
   >  the same directory structure?   
   >   
   >  Thanks for your help in Advance.   
   >            Take care of ure self.   
   >                             Azhar Bilgrami   
      
   Another broken keyboard.   
   This will not work - Forms V3 is incompatible with 8i. Period.   
   The highest you can get, is 7.3 - and Forms 3 was still delivered   
   with it, iirc. But there is no V7.3 for Linux (although I have heard   
   people claim they had Unix versions of the RDBMS running on Linux;   
   can't recall what version, but my guess is it was 8.0)   
      
   Time for another plan, and upgrade to something of this epoch.   
   End of life cycle for 8i is announced - you are aware of that?   
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   Regards,   
   Frank van Bortel   
      
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