RE: using ora & dbf as datafile extensions

From: O'Neill, Sean <Sean.ONeill_at_organon.ie>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 02:02:22 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00359B50.20010731021527@fatcity.com>

Saurabh,

My views are that I tend to use datafile extentions to reflect the type of tablesapces I use in the file or the file type: For example:

.DBF for datafile
.RBS for Rollback
.ARC for Archived redo logs  (can confuse Winzip utility on Windoze)
.RDO for Online Redo
.CTL for control file

In terms of conversion or upgrades they should not matter AFAIK as physical and logical storage are separate in Oracle.

Sean :)

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> From: "Saurabh Sharma" <ssharma1_at_fcsltd.com>
> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 12:44:03 +0530
> Subject: using ora & dbf as datafile extensions..
>
>hi all,
>
>is there any problems using different filetypes for various datafiles in =
>the same database.
>i mean using some files as .dbf extension while some as .ora
>
>i'm using system, rbs, temp, oemrep as .dbf, while the one i creted =
>later are using .ora extension.
>does it cause any problem in conversion or upgradation.
>
>any views.

Saurabh Sharma

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