Re: dbimport question

} Hello all: } } We are running Inf. Online Dyn. Server 7.x on NT Server 4.0 (four way 200 } pentium pro processors with 2GB RAM). I am trying to load a database from } a set of tapes we received that was created with a dbexport from the exact } same version of informix but was off a UNIX box. } } The error I am receiving is that the dbimport is unable to connect to the } tape device with a return code of 22. } } Can anyone help in the following: } } 1. Does anyone know what the return code of 22 in dbimport means? } } 2. Can anyone think of a reason an NT box would not be able to } read tapes cut on a UNIX machine? } } Thanks for your consideration and help. } } Jason } Hello Jason, You might contact Informix Support and reference case #413099. It seems that the dbimport utility found in the early versions ODS 7.x for Windows NT could NOT talk to the tape drive. Something about dbimport/dbexport being compiled without the tape device driver for Windows NT... Bottom line advice from Informix Tech Support was to ftp the database.exp directory and files onto a local disk drive and dbimport from that, or upgrade to latest version of ODS if you wanted dbimport to be able to read data from a local tape drive (\\\\Tape0) on Windows NT. If memory serves me correctly, I believe that I was finally was able to get dbimport to work from tape in either ODS 7.22.TC1 or 7.23.TC1 on Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0... -- Regards, Walter S. Tyszka (wstyszka@ingr.com) * Standard disclaimers apply *