From: dischner@med.uni-muenchen.de (Anton Dischner)
Subject: Re: URGENT : database down at 01-APR-96 10:32:00
Date: 1996/04/04
Message-ID: <dischner-0404961137380001@gkc12a.klch.med.uni-muenchen.de>#1/1
distribution: world
references: <31637184.2272@mail.esrin.esa.it>
organization: Institut fuer Klinische Chemie
newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle


Hi netters,

i found an all porpose file that fits all my needs.
It is on every computer so you don't have to buy, borrow it etc.
I can write any amount of data to it, it expands automatically.
I can make a backup of it on a single floppy disc.
I never had a read error.

try: create tablespace universal datafile '/dev/null' autoextend on
maxsize unlimited;

I hope this is useful for you too,

Toni

We have 20GB of disc which i sold shortly after i found this solution.
I believe, if this trick goes round the world the disc manufactors will
be in real trouble.

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