Re: Batch file for startup database on NT 3.51, 4.0

In article <69krib$7al$1_at_news02.btx.dtag.de>, Matthias Gresz <GreMa_at_tonline. de> writes
<snip>
>REM DWON_BAC.SQL
>
>CONNECT <dba>/<pwd>
>SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE;
>STARTUP RESTRICT;
>ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE;
>ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE;
>ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE;
>ALTER SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE;
>ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE TO TRACE;
>SHUTDOWN;
>

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I read your examples with interest.
Out of curiosity, I was just wondering why the logfile switches (in case I need to include these in my shutdown scripts)?

-- 
Paul Brewer