I believe alter system archive log current will wait until archiver has
successfully archived the file, thus this is the one you would want to use
in any backup scripts.  

- Ethan

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Can anyone tell me the difference between
        alter system archive log current
and
        alter system switch logfile

(Seems they both perform checkpoint and both switch a log file).
Is one preferred over the other for purposes of switching log files prior to
applying to a standby database?

Thanks for any insights.

Barb

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