Hi How about slight modification to the Metalink script with a connection to the catalog ? [code] $ export ORACLE_SID=<auxiliary> $ rman target / catalog rmanadmin/<password>@rcat RMAN> run { set until scn 1412841; set newname for datafile n to '<newfilename_n>'; set newname for datafile n2 to '<newfilename_n2>'; ?.etc restore datafile n,n2?etc; } [/code] ___________________________________________________________ Rise to the challenge for Sport Relief with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l