Carel, not everybody who is enrolled here, has internet access on demand. Did you ever consider this ? It's not questions that bother......... but answers ! > Frank < -----Original Message----- From: Carel-Jan Engel [mailto:cjpengel.dbalert@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 10:12 AM To: oracle.tutorials@xxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Error in opening DB 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