Re: data extraction from dead database

John,

IIRC, Oracle Consulting has a "service" that does a dump of data files and laboriously reconstitutes a database .... I also remember that the service was horribly expensive.

Good luck!

Gus

Fedock, John (KAM.RHQ) wrote:

> If I recall, Oracle has a tool that can read datafiles and assemble
> the data is some type of useable format, from a crashed database.
>
> We have a 8.1.7.4 database that we may need this type of tool for.
> Can anyone offer any information on this? And, yes the database was
> backed up nightly, but the tapes were not rotated and checked.
>
> Thanks all.
>
>
>
> John Fedock
> K Line America, Inc.
> john.fedock_at_us.kline.com
>

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