RE: archive log curr v. switch logfile

No, actually it does not. I just tried it on a db with archive turned off and got an error message (ORA-00258: manual archiving in NOARCHIVELOG mode must identify log).

Good point. Thanks.

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> Will "alter system archive log current" work, if the database is not in
> "archive" mode?
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> Igor Neyman, OCP DBA
> ineyman_at_perceptron.com
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> >
> > Can anyone tell me the difference between
> > alter system archive log current
> > and
> > alter system switch logfile
> >
> > (Seems they both perform checkpoint and both switch a log file).
> > Is one preferred over the other for purposes of switching log files
> prior
> to
> > applying to a standby database?
> >
> > Thanks for any insights.
> >
> > Barb
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