Rich, Hi there. This is Helen Mitchell.
----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 7:58 PM > Yes, the SPFILE is stored in binary format in the database, but you can > sort of work around it. To create a text file from the SPFILE, you can > issue: > > CREATE PFILE 'pfilename' FROM SPFILE 'filename'; > > And vice versa with: > > CREATE SPFILE = 'filename' FROM PFILE = 'pfilename'; > > When starting the instance, you can also specify an alternate SPFILE: > > SQL> startup pfile=filename > > There's also some new syntax for the ALTER SYSTEM command to specify the > scope of the change: > > ALTER SYSTEM set parameter = value SCOPE = MEMORY | SPFILE | > BOTH; > > Rich Holland > Guidance Technologies, Inc. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:43 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: Re:RE: Changing dump destinations in init.ora > > > [...] > > during the discussion on database management it was revealed that init > > > files are on the way out, probably in 9i version 2. Their being > replaced > > by an SF file that is humanly unreadable and consequently > unmodifiable. > > Seems we'll have to do all modifications with the assistance of an > alter > > database or alter system command. > > On the plus side, if your starting a database remotely you'll not need > a > > copy of the init.ora locally. > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Rich Holland > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Helen J Mitchell INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
