Re: Using dbexport
Posted in 1997
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Use "ontape".
Christopher Cale
Job Corps Data Center
San Marcos, Tx
1-800-598-5008 or (512) 393-7223
On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Stefan P. Romankiw wrote:
} I am using dbexport (On-Line v 7.13) to perform weekly unloads of our
} databases. Because of the exclusive locks that dbexport puts on a database,
} it does not work if there are connections to the database.
}
} I am curious to find out how you solved this issue in your environments.
} How do you perform weekly unloads? How do you gracefully disconnect
} attached users? Do you use tools other than dbexport? etc...
}
} Any ideas would be welcomed.
}
} Steve Romankiw
} Executive Risk Inc.
}