RE: Deleting old archive log files.

From: Kimberly Smith <ksmith2_at_myfirstlink.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 05:53:23 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0043CAB9.20020405055323@fatcity.com>

Or you could install Perl....

My god, I am starting to sound like Jared.

-----Original Message-----
McDonald
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 3:43 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

I don't - but maybe take a look at the rman package (dbms_rman.delete_file or something like that) which allows you to delete files from the operating system.

You could then use PL/SQl and the various v$ views to determine which archives you want to toast.

hth
connor

• Mark Leith <mark_at_cool-tools.co.uk> wrote: > Hi All,
  >
  > To save me re-inventing the wheel:
  >
  > Does anybody have a batch script (that runs on NT)
  > that deletes archive log
  > files that are older than X days old? I've looked at
  > the DEL command, but
  > this doesn't have a date/time based attribute
  > parameter..
  >
  > Has anybody been through this already?
  >
  > All help appreciated!
  >
  > Mark
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