Deepak, Try google with "ORA-39700: database must be opened with UPGRADE option". It's a good habit to search for answers yourself, before bothering a list. Besides, you will get the answer pretty much faster anyway. Best regards, Carel-Jan Engel === If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. (Derek Bok) === On Fri, 2005-09-16 at 11:16 +0530, DBA Deepak wrote: > ORA-39700: database must be opened with UPGRADE option