How to fix the Oracle error ORA-39786: Number of columns does not match between export and import databases?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-39786: Number of columns does not match between export and import databases with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-39786: Number of columns does not match between export and import databases

Reason for the Error ORA-39786: Number of columns does not match between export and import databases

External tables could not import into a table with mismatched columns.

How to fix the Error ORA-39786: Number of columns does not match between export and import databases ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Ensure the number of columns matches between export and import database.