Luc, The next time you bounce the database you will be able to delete the files. Windows keeps a lock on these files for some odd reason.
In a way, it's better than Unix. You can't delete Windows Oracle files while the database is open, but in Unix you can. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 8:09 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi gurus, Oracle 8.1.7.4 on Windows 2000 Yesterday I wanted to move 2 datafiles (for the same tablespace) to another disk. 1- I placed my tablespace offline 2- I copied my 2 datafiles 3- I altered my controlfiles to reflect the new path 4- I brought my tablespace back online 5- I backuped up my controlfile to trace to make sure it using the new path 6- When I wanted to delete the 2 old datafiles, Windows gave me an "sharing violation" error. My question is Who using it? My controlfiles are changed, when I query DBA_DATA_FILES, i'm using the new path. .... I don't want to bounce my production database .... Any ideas TIA Luc --------- Luc Demanche AstraZeneca R&D Montreal Oracle Database Administrator 514.832.3200 x2356 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Mercadante, Thomas F 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).
