Oracle tablespace/table compression during import

[JtheRipper]

Hi there,

I created a compressed tablespace with an empty compressed partitioned table in database B. I exported the data from database A (uncompressed) and imported it into database B, but when I looked the data in database B was not compressed ? Any ideas on why oracle would not compress the data during an import? I had to import the data into another table, then perform a "insert into select..." to get the data compressed.

Thanks,
J.