EXP-00011: SYSTEM.EMP does not exist

Question

Hi,
I've created two tables emp and org respectively in DB by using system user. I can run select query to see the contents of the table but when I try to export these tables it is displaying an error EXP-00011: SYSTEM.EMP does not exist.
These tables are present in the db.
Following export command is being run :
exp USERID=system/password123 TABLES=(system.emp) FILE=C:\backup_tab.dmp
Could anyone please suggest what is causing the error and how can I resolve this.
Cheers,
Mandy

Answer 1

Hi Mandy,
I think you created your table with double-qoutes, such as
create table "emp" ....if this is so, Oracle needs again for the export these double-qoutes, you made the table name case sensitive. There are two solutions:
1. create your table without the double-qoutes
2. Make a so called parameter file maybe called emp.par. In this file you put the line:
tables=\"emp\"
Save the file. Now you can make the export with:
exp USERID=system/password123 parfile=emp.par FILE=C:\backup_tab.dmpYou can also include "FILE=C:\backup_tab.dmp" in the parameter file if you like. Then you can easier maintain your settings for the export.
Hopes this helps
Herald ten Dam
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