export and import is not a backup tool. Yes, it is a good idea to have an
export, but I can't roll forward from an export to some future state.
One wouldn't do very much with OCI to do backup. Yes, issue the commands to
put the tablespaces in backup mode, but then use an file open copy utility
to copy the files to the backup medium. Or use Rman.
Get Oracle Backup and Recovery, since your tool will have to also do
recovery or what would be the point.
Jim
"Mumtaz Zaheer" <malikmumtazzaheer_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I dont know if this is the group I am looking for. But anyway, does
> OCI support Backup and Recovery? Is there anyway to do that using OCI?
>
> Please do consider me new to Databases, and I have just been asked to
> make an application that work on Windows platform for backup and
> recovery purpose.
>
> As I am new to database administration, I saw two ways of taking
> backup one is Hot and Cold backup and other using Export and Import
> utilities. As I am going to take backup from my application, I will
> either use ODBC, ADO or OCI for that purpose. I am also looking for
> results that Backup command or query generates so that I can tell my
> user about that If some error occurs.
>
> Hope, I have made my question much difficult :(
>
> Awaiting response.
Received on Mon Dec 24 2001 - 08:28:15 CST
