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Export / Import moving data between different Oracle versions 


Different versions of the import utility are upwards compatible. This means that one can take an export file created from an old export version, and import it using a later version of the import utility.
Below grid is just a outline and there may be many considerations between YES and NO








   
Exp done with version: 
   
   
7
   
8i
   
9i
   
10g
   
11g
  


   
Is   compatible with Imp
   
7
   
YES
   
NO
   
NO
   
NO
   
NO
  


   
   
8i
   
YES
   
YES
   
NO
   
NO
   
NO
  


   
   
9i
   
YES
   
YES
   
YES
   
NO
   
NO
  


   
   
10g
   
YES
   
YES
   
YES
   
YES
   
NO
  


   
   
11g
   
YES
   
YES
   
YES
   
YES
   
YES

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