Arup Bhai, many many thanx for your explanation. Regards, Prem Khanna J.
02-09-2003 12:19:25, "Arup Nanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Prem, > >The SPFILE should never be opened to be modified; opening a file to see the >contents are acceptable and that's what I said. Sometimes opening the file >in an editor may not be needed; >"type" in Windows command prompt or "cat" in unix will let us achive the >same objective. > >Talking about the SPFILE modification, you can't effectively modify it with >accuracy. The file is binary (actually binary in the beginning and then text >towards the bottom part), so even if you open it in notepad and save it, >there is no guarantee that the file will be accurately saved with all >contents intact. > >By the way, I have edited the SPFILE in some cases, only in development, >though; but I wouldn't advise it to be done that way; always use ALTER >SYSTEM ... SCOPE=SPFILE to modify it or edit the init.ora file and then >create the SPFILE from it. You can create the spfile from pfile even when >the instance is down. >HTH. >Arup -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Prem Khanna J 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).
