Re: need help with informix-se .dat,.idx

Posted in 1994

Edwin Babadaglian — 1 Oct 1994 22:23:03 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In <36kj9c$qle@newsbf01.news.aol.com> suroot@aol.com (Suroot) writes: >I need a way to restore a .dat and .idx from backup into >a newly named table in my current database. The safest way is to restore the old database into a separate directory, UNLOAD the desired tables and LOAD them into your current database. Overwriting the "dat" and "idx" files will require careful modification to your database's system tables, if at all possible. I would not recommend such an approach, especially if you are referring to your production database. Contact me by e-mail or phone if you want some more details. Good luck. Edwin Babadaglian edwinb@panix.com 718-544-6451 Unix, Informix consultant