IMP-00009 and IMP-00028 errors during import

When transferring data between two different versions, follow these steps:

1. Use the lower version of exp to create the dump file. You can connect to a remote database with the exp utility by using a TNS alias when specifying the username:

   exp [email protected]_alias full=y .....
   

2. Use the destination database's imp version.

But your versions are the same major versions and only different in patchset levels. And looking at your error message, I am guessing that the dump file was FTP'ed wrong. When you FTP the dump file, explicitly state 'bin' so as to transfer in binary mode. Some FTP utilities incorrectly sense the dump file to be an ASCII file and the transfer corrupts the dump file.