RE: How to drop a datase ??

Yes those records are very important, how to save them without re-entering those data (oh man they are alot of data)?

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Setiawan
Sent: Monday, 12 March 2001 10:30 AM
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Hi ,

is the datafile very very important to you and filled with many records ?

if the datafile can be ignored, you dont have to drop your database. just tell to the database that the lost datafile is explicitly dropped.

first , you have to STARTUP NOMOUNT database , then in SVRMGR type :
ALTER DATABASE mytestDB DATAFILE '/oradata/mydatafile.dbf' OFFLINE DROP.

and then ,
ALTER DATABASE OPEN. HTH, =bambang=

<> Bambang Setiawan <>

>>> <sinardyxing_at_bcsis.com> 03/12/01 08:30 >>> Hi guys,

I deleted one of my datafile, and I can't recover it back because I have no backup.
Can I drop my entire database without reinstalling my Oracle8i ??

Thank you

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