Yes duplicating I understand. 'restoring to a different name' is what I was referring too. Duplicating is the easier way to go as it will duplicate right into a new database name and structure. But it's not working and I'm trying to figure out why. See last response to Allen. Joel Patterson Database Administrator 904 727-2546 ________________________________ From: kathryn axelrod [mailto:kat.axe@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:21 PM To: Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Patterson, Joel; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Restore old backup to new database name And, (unless Brandon and I are misunderstanding), if changing the directory structure is the issue, when doing the duplicate as below, use the parameter: db_file_name_convert I would point you to the OTN doc that shows using this parameter for duplicates, but OTN seems to be down at the moment (or at least it is for me)..Nonetheless, Google should point you in the right direction if you have questions about it. On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Allen, Brandon <Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I'm not sure I understand you correctly, but it sounds like all you need is something like this: duplicate target database to <new_database_name> until time '26-FEB-10 <whatever_time_you_want>'; Am I missing something? -----Original Message----- From: Joel.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Joel.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx] I don't see in these documents how to restore to a different database name. Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l