Re: STARTUP Instance with (s)pfile -> invalid character

From: Frank van Bortel <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 20:02:55 +0200
Message-ID: <cb9rvc$1m2$1_at_news3.tilbu1.nb.home.nl>


Romeo Olympia wrote:

[Quoted] > Seems to me that you're trying to start the instance by specifying a
> spfile (SPFILEZWEITEDB.ORA) in a pfile parameter. Doesn't work that
> way.
> 
> You start the instance by either:
> (1) Using the traditional text parameter file. 
> STARTUP PFILE={your text init.ora}
> 
[Quoted] > (2) Or by a server parameter file.
> STARTUP
> 
> Joachim Hofmann <speicher_at_freenet.de> wrote in message news:<40D7FF7C.FD9E5809_at_freenet.de>...
> 

>>Hello,
>>
>>I try to do a STARTUP by SQL*Plus, but it gives me the following error messages.
>>By Oracle Enterprise Manager, shutdown and startup works.
>>
>>
>>SQL> startup pfile=\\C0027\database\SPFILEZWEITEDB.ORA
>>LRM-00123: invalid character 0 found in the input file
>>ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters
>>SQL>
>>
>>
>>(9i , Windows2K)
>>
>>Any Idea?
>>
>>Thank You
>>
>>Joachim

Hm - missed that; the subject led me to believe an either/or situation; but you're right; pfile will not read (binary!) spfile data

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel
Received on Tue Jun 22 2004 - 20:02:55 CEST

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