Import Fails With Error IMP-38 (Doc ID 1024237.6)

Last updated on JANUARY 30, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 7.0.16.0 and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

You are doing either a Table, User, or Full import and it fails with error IMP-38:

IMP-00038: Could not find environment character set handle

Cause

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Import Fails With Error IMP-38 (Doc ID 1024237.6)

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Symptoms

Cause

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