OH MY GOD, someone remembers what I said? thank goodness it worked. I've learned that my first, panicked reaction is almost invariably, if not wrong, certainly not the best way to fix something. Taking time to THINK instead of jumping in and mucking about is usually best.
you can now see how bad *my* memory is, I can't remember what that magic command was :) Was it the alter datafile out of backup mode one? (see, I NEVER remember the exact SQL statement, I always hit the reference manual for syntax. There is limited storage space in my brain, if I memorize syntax I have to forget something else... like how to think logically) --- "Baker, Barbara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmmmm. > these are almost verbatim the instructions I got from Rachel > Charmichael > after we lost a disk drive and I'd been trying to recover a database > for > nearly 20 hours. (That was immediately before she steered me towards > the > magic command that recovered the database.) > > ------------------------------- > > > Question: You have a database crash at 6AM, what do you do. > > Answer: Get a cup of coffee first, then look in recovery > manual. > > > > We hired the guy, he's still here 2 years later and just recently > got his > > OCP. > > > > Dick Goulet > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Baker, Barbara > 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). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael 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).
