1- I run a backup of a database in archivelog mode (hot backup) 2- I immediately use the "duplicate" database command to clone that same database 3- It fails with error message that it cannot find archivelog file. I believe the archivelog file is missing. What I don't understand is if I can do the hot backup and immediately do a clone - what archivelog file would it need? How can I avoid having to use the archivelog file? Switch database out of archivelog mode and back in??? Thanks, Paula -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l