RE: Read a corrupted block
- From: "Goulet, Richard" <Richard.Goulet@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Joel.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:33:36 -0400
Joel,
What platform?? If it's a Nix variant there is dd and there is
always ALTER SYSTEM DUMP
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA/NA Team Lead
PAREXEL International
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Subject: Read a corrupted block
When all hope fails - block recover, dbms_repair, etc. and before you
enable skipping corrupt blocks, is there some utility that can show me
what is in the block?
Something like a hex reader, but since it is only one block, (and we are
probably going to be getting rid of that data anyway), the method should
be free. (For instance, I think dude (possible spelling) is something
that could work, but for one block it would be overkill).
Even if it is not free, you could let me know. I probably won't get
it, but the information would be useful, and the question has been
raised.
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