See answers inline: Note, you can set an until time inconjunction with the until cancel. HTH, Ruth -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jos Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 8:35 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: recover database question List, What the difference in doing the following two: recover database using backup controlfile until cancel This will only be possible if you don't need any archivelogs to have the database consistant. If what you need is still in the redo logs than you can cancel the recovery and it will be ok. and recover database using backup controlfile => Oracle prompt for archive log type CANCEL once all archivelogs are done. This will work if you have all of the archivelogs needed ir can restore them from backupsets. When you have applied all archived logs and there is only a redo log left, you can cancel. You will get a message if you can't do either operation which will let you know that you won't have a consistant recovery and an open resetlogs will fail. Regards, Jos ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.