RE: Move datafiles, but can't delete them

> In a way, it's better than Unix. You can't delete Windows Oracle files
> while the database is open, but in Unix you can.

In a way, it's a real pain in the butt.

Try looking at log files that are held open by other apps while they write to them. No problem on unix, often impossible on windows.

No, I'm not talking about Oracle. NetBackup for instance, on windows it is often impossible to read the logfiles for a backup in progress.

If you do happen to erroneously delete an open file on unix, you can recover from it if you keep your wits about you and don't panic.

Jared

On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 05:24, Mercadante, Thomas F wrote:
> Luc,
>
> The next time you bounce the database you will be able to delete the files.
> Windows keeps a lock on these files for some odd reason.
>
> In a way, it's better than Unix. You can't delete Windows Oracle files
> while the database is open, but in Unix you can.
>
> Tom Mercadante
> Oracle Certified Professional
>
>
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>
>
> Hi gurus,
>
> Oracle 8.1.7.4 on Windows 2000
> Yesterday I wanted to move 2 datafiles (for the same tablespace) to another
> disk.
> 1- I placed my tablespace offline
> 2- I copied my 2 datafiles
> 3- I altered my controlfiles to reflect the new path
> 4- I brought my tablespace back online
> 5- I backuped up my controlfile to trace to make sure it using the new path
> 6- When I wanted to delete the 2 old datafiles, Windows gave me an "sharing
> violation" error.
>
> My question is Who using it?
>
> My controlfiles are changed, when I query DBA_DATA_FILES, i'm using the new
> path. ....
> I don't want to bounce my production database ....
>
> Any ideas
>
> TIA
> Luc
>
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