Oracle Error IMP-00401: dump file “string” may be an Data Pump export dump file

Oracle Error Message

IMP-00401: dump file “string” may be an Data Pump export dump file

Reason for the Error

A dump file was specified for an import operation which appears to have been created using the Data Pump export utility. These dump files cannot be processed by the original import utility.

Solution

Try using the Data Pump import utility to process this dump file.