You don't need the Feb. 20 control files. Your current control files will work fine. The rest of your plan sounds fine. ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dba1 mcc Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:56 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Q] procedures to recovery database to certain time? I need recover database to Jan 20, 2008. My ORACLE version is 9.2.0.8. I have following files: 1. full cold backup on Jan. 3, 2008 2. full cold backup on Feb 20, 2008 3. all Archive logs file on January and February My plan are: 1. copy "jan 3, 2008" database back except control files. 2. copy "feb 20, 2008" control files back. 3. startup mount 4. recovery to jan 20. Does anyone know this procedures work or NOT? Thanks. ________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=47523/*http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbus ter/text5.com> , No Cost.