Juan, > I found this utility http://www.officerecovery.com/oracle/, to recover It seems this product works by encapsulating the Oracle recovery process in a user-friendly front-end. I'm trying to figure out who would buy this product. The problem isn't with a difficult recovery process. The problem is with people who don't properly back up their Oracle database. Once disaster occurs, the company is probably going to call on the DBA they should have consulted beforehand. Thanks for mentioning this product on the list. I like to keep posted on the products that are available. Dennis Williams -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l