RE: Why are SPFILEs binary anyway? (was RE: How to make SPFILE = in

Message-Id: <25946.338263@fatcity.com> From: "Jamadagni, Rajendra" Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:21:52 -0400 Subject: RE: Why are SPFILEs binary anyway? (was RE: How to make SPFILE in This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------=_NextPartTM-000-4bae1094-d689-4161-a5dd-5d3e3551a20a Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C34C77.2671588C" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C34C77.2671588C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Questin is why do you want to mess with it? That's not exactly my idea of fun ... I'd still use alter system, alter database commands to change whatever. Raj ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com All Views expressed in this email are strictly personal. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art ! -----Original Message----- From: Richard Ji [mailto:Richard.Ji@ztango.com] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:10 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Why are SPFILEs binary anyway? (was RE: How to make SPFILE in That's a good point. Someone should try a binary editor instead, like bvi and see what happens. -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:45 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L in I wonder if it is something built into the file or something that vi (or whatever editor you are using) does to the file when you save it. I say that because, if you edit the text part of an export file with vi, you get an unusable file. But the text part of an export file can be edited by other means and it will work -- for example, by running it through a C or Perl program and editing the stream as it flows through the program; and I think, if the export file is not too big (< 2 gig I think ) emacs (with certain options??) can be used. The official word in the 9i new features class at the ivory tower in Colorado Springs is that all the new features are wonderful, and you should be using them. > -----Original Message----- > > it's a fake sort of binary -- try editing it with vi and then try > opening your database with the spfile... but first make an init.ora > copy of it. > > There is some sort of checksum going on, even though it looks like > ASCII > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephen Lee INET: Stephen.Lee@DTAG.Com Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Richard Ji INET: Richard.Ji@ztango.com Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). ------_=_NextPart_001_01C34C77.2671588C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Why are SPFILEs binary anyway? (was RE: How to make SPFILE = in

Questin is why do you want to mess with it? That's = not exactly my idea of fun ...

I'd still use alter system, alter database commands = to change whatever.
Raj
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Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com
All Views expressed in this email are strictly = personal.
QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is = an art !

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Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:10 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: Why are SPFILEs binary anyway? (was RE: = How to make SPFILE
in

That's a good point. Someone should try a = binary editor instead,
like bvi and see what happens.

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:45 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
in

I wonder if it is something built into the file or = something that vi (or
whatever editor you are using) does to the file when = you save it. I say
that because, if you edit the text part of an export = file with vi, you get
an unusable file. But the text part of an = export file can be edited by
other means and it will work -- for example, by = running it through a C or
Perl program and editing the stream as it flows = through the program; and I
think, if the export file is not too big (< 2 gig = I think ) emacs (with
certain options??) can be used.

The official word in the 9i new features class at the = ivory tower in
Colorado Springs is that all the new features are = wonderful, and you should
be using them.

> -----Original Message-----
>
> it's a fake sort of binary -- try editing it = with vi and then try
> opening your database with the spfile... but = first make an init.ora
> copy of it.
>
> There is some sort of checksum going on, even = though it looks like
> ASCII
>
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