I realize that Oracle's DUL tool works for datafiles from a database that cannot be started. Far from me to argue with Mr. Poder, but I thought he meant by "online" DUL a DUL that would work when the instance is running.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Richard Ji > > And DUL doesn't need a running instance to do it's job. All it needs > are as much data files as you got. > > -----Original Message----- > > Good point, but there are few issues. Unloading data with SQL > is slower than > doing it directly. Yes, direct export is very fast, but it > doesn't have the > flexibility DUL does - DUL is built do survive any > corruptions in data, > while your export just may fail or server process crashes, > DUL just keeps > going & tries to extract as much as possible. > > Tanel. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jacques Kilchoer INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
