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How do I add a datafile to a tablespace with '-' in the name [message #202550]

Fri, 10 November 2006 05:26

aidi-h
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I want to add a datafile to my 'TEST-OF-MAIN' tablespace but get the following error,
alter tablespace TEST-OF-MAIN add datafile '/oracle/oradata/dba/test-of-main4.ora' size 1500M autoextend off
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ERROR at line 1:
ORA-02142: missing or invalid ALTER TABLESPACE option

I presume this is the '-' in the tablespace name as I tried an almost identical sql on a talespace 'TEST' and this worked.
Is there anyway that I can add this datafile to the tablespace or would a resize command have to be used instead. (i haven't tried that as yet).

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Re: How do I add a datafile to a tablespace with '-' in the name [message #202558 is a reply to message #202550]

Fri, 10 November 2006 06:28

Littlefoot
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This is probably a nonsense (as I don't know anything about the issue), but - what happens if you substitute minus with an underscore, so that it looks like TEST_OF_MAIN instead of TEST-OF-MAIN?

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Re: How do I add a datafile to a tablespace with '-' in the name [message #202579 is a reply to message #202558]

Fri, 10 November 2006 07:42

aidi-h
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I think that I have sorted this now. I used double quotes "" around the tablespace name and it appears to have worked. Thanks for the reply though

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Re: How do I add a datafile to a tablespace with '-' in the name [message #202650 is a reply to message #202579]

Fri, 10 November 2006 12:38

Mahesh Rajendran
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>> it appears to have worked.
It is becuase you have created the tablespace within quotes.
Not a good idea.

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Re: How do I add a datafile to a tablespace with '-' in the name [message #202665 is a reply to message #202650]

Fri, 10 November 2006 15:31

JRowbottom
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I might go as far as to say 'definitely a bad idea'

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Re: How do I add a datafile to a tablespace with '-' in the name [message #202896 is a reply to message #202550]

Mon, 13 November 2006 04:07

aidi-h
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I totally agree. I didn't actually create the tablespace. I'm just trying to maintain it. Thanks for the response

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