Re: DBMS_REPAIR, 8.1.7

From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:20:03 +1100
Message-ID: <3fc132a2$0$14054$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:1069624450.113047_at_yasure...
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> > <all snipped>
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> A quick, related, question. Does anyone have any ideas on how to go
> about intentionally creating a problem that DBMS_REPAIR could both
> detect and fix?
>
> I know how to break things. Any byte editor will do that. I am talking
> about a controlled error for demonstrating DBMS_REPAIR.
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> Thanks.
> --

Are we talking about Linux or Windows or something else?

On a Unix-like platform, a quick dd will introduce block corruption rather nicely.

Regards
HJR Received on Sun Nov 23 2003 - 16:20:03 CST