Import a *.dbf file into ORACLE

I've got a datafile - let's call it datafile.dbf<br>
The ORACLE version the datafile has been created with is the same version I want to import to. The problem is that I've got just this datafile from a full backup of our second server which is at the moment out of order (hardware problems).<br>
Is there any possibility to import it to the other server? A restore is not possible as these data have never been on our working server.<br>
<br>
~Dietmar

I would say no because the only possible solution would be a import of transportable tablespace that would require in your case:
- your datafile is making up a whole tablespace
- you should have exported this tablespace with exp or expdp command.
Unless you have exported the corresponding tablesapce as a transportable tablespace, I don't think it's going to work.

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    package ebilling;
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    import java.io.FileInputStream;
    import java.io.FileOutputStream;
    import java.io.InputStream;
    import java.io.OutputStream;
    import java.security.SecureRandom;
    import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
    import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.util.Calendar;
    import java.util.List;
    import java.util.Properties;
    import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
    import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
    import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
    import oracle.stellent.ridc.IdcClient;
    import oracle.stellent.ridc.IdcClientManager;
    import oracle.stellent.ridc.IdcContext;
    import oracle.stellent.ridc.model.DataBinder;
    import oracle.stellent.ridc.model.DataObject;
    import oracle.stellent.ridc.model.DataResultSet;
    import oracle.stellent.ridc.model.TransferFile;
    import oracle.stellent.ridc.protocol.ServiceResponse;
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    Having now removed the codec pack PMB is back to being agile and generaly lovely.
    To view AVCHD footage outside of PMB I have reverted to using Cyberlink's PowerDVD 8 - there's always a pregnant pause between double-clicking on the clip and it playing but that's the only drawback.
    If you are going to use Sony's PMB for cataloging your video collection (and I recommend you do so BUT only if you have AVCHD footage - otherwise stick to Adobe's Organiser) then I can fully recommend "Analyzing" all of your footage. This takes time and a bit of patience because it kept stopping for no apparent reason but would readily start up again (without having to do anything else) BUT once it's done it'll reward you with the following:
    *Filter on any combination of Scenery, People, Smiles - e.g. with a click of a button you can isolate footage that contains smiles, etc
    *Face Search - if you select some or all of the footage in the right-hand pane it will then put a small thumbnail for all of the different faces in that selected footage in the bottom "Face Search" pane. If you then click on one of those thumbnails it will jump to the clip(s) that contain that face and grey out all the other clips
    *Expand Videos - This tool is brilliant! In normal viewing mode you get a thumbnail of the video whether you're in Folder view, Calender view or Detail List view. If, however, you select "Expand Videos" from the tool bar it will show you a series of frames contained within that clip. You can choose from "Highlights" or various regular intervals (5 secs, 10 sec, 30 sec, 1 min, etc). The Highlights option does a pretty good job of picking out the significant changes within the clip
    Lastly, I have discovered that you can drag a clip from Sony's PMB into PRE7. It won't let you put it directly onto the Timeline but it will let you drop it into the Project file list (found under the Edit tab).
    I do hope that this info has helped others like me who are trying to get to grips with editing and cataloging AVCHD footage.
    Patrick

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