Re: Need Help with dbexport, dbimport & dbaccess
Posted in 1999
From: "Richard A. Kosarzycki" <sandpiper@lakefield.net>
>
>I'm migrating an entire old informix database (don't have the version)
>to Informix IDS 7.3 on a different SCO Unix box. It's basically a
>software upgrade but all installed on a new box.
>
>I need to move the entire database, several tables, from the old
>informix to the new version on a new box. I'm told that I need to use
>dbexport and dbimport but I'm overwhelmed with how much documentation
>there is. Is there a simple way to move the database from one version to
>another, on different boxes?
>
>Desperately need help and all ideas are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Jeeze, I dunno how it could be simpler?
dbexport yourdb
ftp yourdb.exp directory to new box
set up new instance
dbimport yourdb
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