No. Get some downtime, quickly(!) before data does get written to that file. Go through the export/drop tablespace/recreate. BTW, do you know _why_ the file header is corrupted? Is there a disk hardware problem? You are gonna have downtime sooner or later. Tell damagement to get over it.
Scott Shafer San Antonio, TX 210-581-6217 > -----Original Message----- > From: Xie, Tom [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 11:58 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: How to drop a datafile from a tablespace quickly > > Dear gurus: > > I just added a data file to a big tablespace (11GB) that has only one > table. Unfortunately, when it was being backed up, the file head head > corrupted. I don't have any backup of this file. I found that there is > no data in this file yet. So I want to drop the file from the > tablespace. As I know, to drop a data file, I have to export the data, > drop the tablespace and recreate it, and then import data back to > the tablespace. However, since our users can't stop using the table, > I won't have enough down time to do that. > > Is there anyway I can quickly drop a data file from a tablespace? > > Don't tell me using "alter database datafile '...' offline drop" command. > It won't work. > > I am working on Oracle 7.3.4. > > Thanks, > > Tom Xie > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Xie, Tom > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
