If it is not a standby then use: startup mount recover database until cancel; -- (when all archive logs have been applied, type CANCEL.) alter database open; Guang > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Matthew J. Brown > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:19 PM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Recovery from online backups/archived logs on another > system > > > I inaccurately used the term 'standby' not in its Oracle meaning. I > intend a one-time population of this database from the primary at this > time, not to keep it up to date after that. > > -Matt > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------