i didnt notice that you can delete the datafile from with in oracle. I missed it in the docs. > > From: Pete Sharman <peter.sharman@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2004/02/24 Tue PM 03:49:29 EST > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: "Peter Ross. Sharman" <PETER.SHARMAN@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: omf and maintaining naming conventions > > Um, yes, I suppose so, but why would you want to? The whole point of OMF is > around lowering the management requirements, and renaming the files just ups > the management cost again. > > I haven't actually tried renaming an OMF file, so it may not even work. > > Pete > > "Controlling developers is like herding cats." > > Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook > > "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!" > > Bruce Pihlamae, long-term Oracle DBA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Kirtikumar Deshpande > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:52 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: omf and maintaining naming conventions > > Ah.. but again, one can always rename those... Right? > > The 'drop...' does work. With OMF and non-OMF files. > > - Kirti > > --- "Koivu, Lisa" <Lisa.Koivu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > No. OMF does not let you name datafiles. If you read the > > documentation, it states that it assigns a guaranteed unique name to the > > datafile. > > > > Does 'drop tablespace including contents and datafiles' not work? I use > > OMF but I'm beginning to think it's a pain in the a$$. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx [mailto:ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:41 PM > > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: omf and maintaining naming conventions > > > > We have strict naming conventions for our datafiles. I want to use OMF > > for two reasons > > > > 1. pointer to one location for our datafiles > > 2. so when I drop tablespaces, the OS file gets dropped. > > > > Im hoping to be able to do this, but its not using the > > db_file_create_dest parameter > > > > create tablespace mytablespace 'mytablespace.dbf' size 5m; > > > > anyway to do this? > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > > -- > > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > "The sender believes that this E-Mail and any attachments were free of any > > virus, worm, Trojan > > horse, and/or malicious code when sent. 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