RE: Dropping datafiles

If you're on an appropriate version on Oracle and the file doesn't yet contain any data you could always resize the file to virtually nothing.

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Christian
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 2:21 PM
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Clint,

I advise you to read Oracle Backup & Recovery from Rama Velpuri. One of McGraw series.

Regards.

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Clinton Naude [SMTP:clintonn_at_meb.co.za]
> Enviado el: miércoles 7 de marzo de 2001 13:36
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> Asunto: RE: Dropping datafiles
>
> Quite correct, offline drop is archive log mode, using just drop is non
> archive log mode.
>
> Clint
>
> * E-mail: clintonn_at_meb.co.za
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 2:06 PM
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>
> alter database <datafile_name> offline drop;
>
> I think you need to have the database in NOARCHIVELOG mode to do this
> though. Also, I'm pretty sure that you will not be able to reuse the
> datafile name, as it will still be stored within the bowels of Oracle.
>
> The list can confirm if I am wrong though :)
>
> HTH
>
> Mark
>
>
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> ludivine.alligier_at_innetis.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:05
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>
> Ouch, big mistake : I added a datafile to a wrong tablespace...
> I don't know how to drop this datafile....
> can anybody help ?
>
> Thanx !!
>
> L.A.
>
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