Restore the datafile from backup, restore all archive logs from the last backup on, mount the database and then just do it! RECOVER DATAFILE '/u11/oradata/htmp88/amapp.dbf' AUTO FROM '<directory where your archived logs are>'; or RECOVER DATAFILE '/u11/oradata/htmp88/amapp.dbf' UNTIL CANCEL; Don't forget to apply the online redo log, too. -- Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA email:mladeng@xxxxxxxxx Ext: 9787 > -----Original Message----- > From: DGoodson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DGoodson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 2:38 PM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: ora 1115 error > > > Hi List, > > When I startup database, I am getting the following error: > > ORA-01110: data file 4: '/u11/oradata/htmp88/amapp.dbf' > ORA-01115: IO error reading block from file 4 (block # 1) > ORA-27063: skgfospo: number of bytes read/written is > incorrect IBM AIX RISC System/6000 Error: 5: I/O error > Additional information: -1 Additional information: 8192 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------