No, it doesn't complain about this syntax, which is the problem. If you want to know exactly what the difference is, you need to try it yourself, as I don't recall. Jared On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:26:09 +0100, Alexander Gorbachev <gorbyx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rich, > > If I remember correctly, it just complains about wrong syntax in case > you re-arrange it. > > -- > Best regards, > Alex Gorbachev > > On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:36:41 -0500, Rich Holland > <holland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Sorry to reply to an old post, but I stumbled on this at one point as well. > > What does the re-arranged syntax do exactly (i.e. I expect it to do the same > > thing as the correct syntax, and think I even came across it in an RMAN > > manual > > somewhere in the re-arranged fashion). It was just blind luck that I > > re-typed > > it "wrong" and got it to work... > > > > Thanks, > > Rich > > > that would be: > > > recover database until cancel using backup controlfile; > > > > > > Note that it is possible to rearrange this syntax to say something like > > > recover database using backup controlfile until cancel; > > > ... which will not work. At least not the way you expect. > -- > > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l