Import Data Into Table With ORA-01578 Error

Hi,

We have a case, in Windows (9i), of "ORA-01578: ORACLE data block corrupted (file # x, block # y)". We know the table which this affects,
as well as the primary keys of the records stored in this block and file.
(For the purposes of this post, say, table A, keys PK1 and PK2).

What's more, we know that the ORA-01578 had occurred in a previous server, not the existing one into which this database was copied.
(Through dbv of previous backups, etc..)

We also have other databases with identical data for the records in the corrupted data blocks.

My intention is to, somehow, export the data from another database and import it into the one with the ORA-01578 error. I can export the data; That is not the issue.

At first, I tried deleting keys PK1 and PK2 from table A, but ORA-01578 prevented this.(As I had expected).

Then, I tried copying table A to table B and bypassing the corrupted block (With the intention of dropping table A, importing the missing data into table B, and copying it to A) through the command:

 create table B as select * from A where  dbms_rowid.rowid_block_number(rowid) <> y;

However, the ORA-01578 error appeared (For block y)

Is there a way for me to copy the identical data from another database
into the one with the ORA-01578 error (Though the physical corruption was on another server).

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,
DF Received on Thu Nov 13 2008 - 09:15:30 CST