From Timothy.Clarkson@shell.com Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:11:59 -0700 From: "Clarkson, Timothy T SEOP-OEIRH/1" Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:11:59 -0700 Subject: RMAN Recovery Question: Restore with loss of control files and no catalo database Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Title: RMAN Recovery Question: Restore with loss of control files and no catalo database Hi there everyone, I have read the documentation and I am missing something, I am stuck on two points: (1) How do I recover from a RMAN backup to disk if I have lost all the original database files (control files, data files and redo logs) (2) How do I change the location for RMAN to check for the backup up file i.e. Backup file was on E: but now in F:, when I enter restore it only checks the original location. Specifications: Oracle          8.1.7.4.10 Windows 2000    SP4 I know that in the backup part I can use the FORMAT string to specify the filename and location. Cheers Tim Clarkson