I didn't think you could pass parameters. I have used shell scripts to parameterize instead of calling stored scripts. I would think you could use global scripts, instead, and the flash recovery area to achieve your ends (or for that matter stored configuration). I haven't used rman stored scripts in many years and not sure what the behaviour is if you changed catalogs. Regards, -Krish Krish Hariharan President/Executive Architect, Quasar Database Technologies, LLC http://www.linkedin.com/in/quasardb _____ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sam Bootsma Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:45 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Can I pass a parameter into an RMAN Script? Hello all, Oracle 10.2.0.3, Enterprise Edition, on AIX 5.3. In our RMAN backup scripts for our AAA database we have several format lines that look like: format '/san2/orabackup/AAA/CTRL_%d_%T_%p_%s%t'; The same lines for our BBB database looks like: format '/san2/orabackup/BBB/CTRL_%d_%T_%p_%s%t'; Because of this difference in the format lines I need to create and maintain separate RMAN scripts for each database. If I could pass a parameter into the RMAN script, then I could have just one RMAN script and call it with a parameter specifying the database name. Can anybody tell me if this is possible? Or must I continue to create separate RMAN scripts for each database I wish to backup? I checked the Oracle docs, but could not find anything that spoke to what I want to do. Thanks, Sam Bootsma Oracle Database Administrator Information Technology Services George Brown College Phone: 416-415-5000 x4933 Fax: 416-415-4836 E-mail: <mailto:sbootsma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> sbootsma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx