when are control files created

From: J. G. Dutcher <DutcherJG_at_navair.navy.mil>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 11:33:20 -0800
Message-ID: <DutcherJG-1201011133200001@clhrd7.chinalake.navy.mil>

I'm running Windows NT 4, Oracle 8.1.6.

My understanding is that the control files are created when you do the create database sql statement. However, when I do the oradim dos command, I get the error message (the control files do not exist at this time) ORA-00205 error in identifying control file xxxx. However, the control name is in the init.ora file.

The oradim statement that I'm executing is

oradim -new -sid pdas -intpwd xxx -startmode auto -pfile d:\pdas\initpdas.ora

followed by

oradim -startup -sid pdas -starttype srvc,inst -pfile d:\pdas\initpdas.ora

It is after the second oradim that I get the error.

Can anyone give me some clues as to what is wrong?

Any help gratefully accepted.

J. Dutcher
newbie DBA Received on Fri Jan 12 2001 - 13:33:20 CST