Try , Select * from V$database; Nisar Tareen don karnash <donkarnash@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi I was wondering if there is a way to get all the information about a database like version, whether it is in archive mode or not, if the control files are multiplexed, where are the redo log files stored, tablespace & datafiles info etc. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dba_gurus/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dba_gurus-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term'