restoring from backup when db is open

From: "Armstrong-Champ, Joseph William" <Joseph.Armstrong-Champ@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ORACLE-L <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 13:58:49 +0000

I've always heard that this is not possible but I have to ask because it's our 
last resort. Is there any way to restore a db from a backup taken when the db 
was open? The backup in question is an os copy to tape.

Os: win 2003
Db: oracle 9.2.0.7

Thanks.
Joe

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» restoring from backup when db is open - Armstrong-Champ, Joseph William
» RE: restoring from backup when db is open- Dunbar, Norman (Capgemini)
» Re: restoring from backup when db is open- Kurt Van Meerbeeck
» Re: restoring from backup when db is open- Guillermo Alan Bort
» RE: restoring from backup when db is open- Mark W. Farnham
» Re: restoring from backup when db is open- Guillermo Alan Bort
» RE: restoring from backup when db is open- Dunbar, Norman (Capgemini)