How to determine the Schemas inside an Oracle Data Pump Export file

impdp exports the DDL of a dmp backup to a file if you use the SQLFILE parameter. For example, put this into a text file

impdp '/ as sysdba' dumpfile=<your .dmp file> logfile=import_log.txt sqlfile=ddl_dump.txt

Then check ddl_dump.txt for the tablespaces, users, and schemas in the backup.

According to the documentation, this does not actually modify the database:

The SQL is not actually executed, and the target system remains unchanged.

If you open the DMP file with an editor that can handle big files, you might be able to locate the areas where the schema names are mentioned. Just be sure not to change anything. It would be better if you opened a copy of the original dump.

Update (2008-09-19 10:05) - Solution:

My Solution: Social engineering, I dug real hard and found someone who knew the schema name.
Technical Solution: Searching the .dmp file did yield the schema name.
Once I knew the schema name, I searched the dump file and learned where to find it.

Places the Schemas name were seen, in the .dmp file:

• <OWNER_NAME>SOURCE_SCHEMA</OWNER_NAME> This was seen before each table name/definition.

• SCHEMA_LIST 'SOURCE_SCHEMA' This was seen near the end of the .dmp.

Interestingly enough, around the SCHEMA_LIST 'SOURCE_SCHEMA' section, it also had the command line used to create the dump, directories used, par files used, windows version it was run on, and export session settings (language, date formats).

So, problem solved :)