Re: Changing from Informix to Oracle

Since it was several years ago, I would guess Data Junction (or something like it). I would also venture that the database had a lot of tables but not a lot of Oracle-specific structures (sequences, PL/SQL, packages). SC > I would like to know about this migration tool as well. Can someone fill us in..... > > On Thursday, July 20, 2000 12:37 PM, Obnoxio The Clown [SMTP:obnoxio@hotmail.com] wrote: > > From: bill_border@agilent.com > > > > > > Are you being sarcastic or asking a question? Years ago with tools > > > that are much less sophisticated than the one they have today we > > > migrated a few instances from Oracle to Informix. The Informix > > > people came in and it took about 1 day (10GB of data, 7000 tables). > > > When they we done we had a working Informix instance that had > > > the same support requirement as any other Informix instances that > > > we support. The migration converted datatype, etc. and the application > > > worked without change. I'm serious. > > > > In a day? Damn, those Informix guys must be pretty damn fly to walk into a > > site cold and do all that in one day. I wonder why other people (mostly Paul > > Watson) reckon they're so dumb? > > > > And I'd dearly love to know about this migration tool. Really I would. > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Obnoxio The Clown [mailto:obnoxio@hotmail.com] > > > > > >From: "Bill Border" <bill_border@agilent.com> > > > > > > > > From what I understand, the technical aspect of migrating > > > >is not a big deal. > > > > > >Oh, really? > > > > > > >Also, Informix has a migration tool to migrate > > > >from Oracle to Informix > > > > > >Oh, really? > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com