Why don't you just to a consistant export? That will not take any transaction after the start of the export, at leasst this is how I understand it.
Ruth. ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:48 PM > I am creating a stored proc that will export a tablespace. One task it needs > to perform is to place the tablespace(s) in read only mode to make a copy. > Based upon the application and proc logic, there should not be any > transactions against objects in the ts. However, if there are, the ALTER > TABLESPACE command will wait until the transaction is completed. I would > rather have the ALTER TABLESPACE command fail immediately. If I cannot do > that, I would like to be able to test for locks on objects in the tablespace > (figured that one out, but it is rather kludgy). > > Is there a method to force an immediate failure of ALTER TABLESPACE <tsname> > READ ONLY if it cannot be immediatly completed? > Is there a clean method/proc to determine if the ALTER TABLESPACE command > will work? > > Dan Fink > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ruth Gramolini INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
