i agree. i just wanted the path set.
>
> From: Kirtikumar Deshpande <kirtikumar_deshpande_at_yahoo.com>
> Date: 2004/02/24 Tue PM 04:06:03 EST
> To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: RE: omf and maintaining naming conventions
>
> I believe you can rename OMFs.
> I just don't like those names with a mix of upper and lower case, the embedded tablespace name, if
> long, gets truncated. It's just a bit of pain using the file name when one has to recover the
> datafile. With our standard naming conventions it is pretty simple...
> ..... but now one can also argue how often one has to recover.. and the story continues.. :)
> So it depends..
> However, it is great feature for building test/throw away databases, particularly when playing
> around with new releases and such..
>
> - Kirti
>
> --- Pete Sharman <peter.sharman_at_oracle.com> wrote:
> > Um, yes, I suppose so, but why would you want to? The whole point of OMF is around lowering the
> > management requirements, and renaming the files just ups the management cost again.
> >
> > I haven't actually tried renaming an OMF file, so it may not even work.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > "Controlling developers is like herding cats."
> >
> > Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook
> >
> > "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!"
> >
> > Bruce Pihlamae, long-term Oracle DBA
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of
> > Kirtikumar Deshpande
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:52 AM
> > To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> > Subject: RE: omf and maintaining naming conventions
> >
> > Ah.. but again, one can always rename those... Right?
> >
> > The 'drop...' does work. With OMF and non-OMF files.
> >
> > - Kirti
> >
> > --- "Koivu, Lisa" <Lisa.Koivu_at_Cendant-TRG.com> wrote:
> > > No. OMF does not let you name datafiles. If you read the
> > > documentation, it states that it assigns a guaranteed unique name to the
> > > datafile.
> > >
> > > Does 'drop tablespace including contents and datafiles' not work? I use
> > > OMF but I'm beginning to think it's a pain in the a$$.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ryan.gaffuri_at_cox.net [mailto:ryan.gaffuri_at_cox.net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:41 PM
> > > To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> > > Subject: omf and maintaining naming conventions
> > >
> > > We have strict naming conventions for our datafiles. I want to use OMF
> > > for two reasons
> > >
> > > 1. pointer to one location for our datafiles
> > > 2. so when I drop tablespaces, the OS file gets dropped.
> > >
> > > Im hoping to be able to do this, but its not using the
> > > db_file_create_dest parameter
> > >
> > > create tablespace mytablespace 'mytablespace.dbf' size 5m;
> > >
> > > anyway to do this?
> > >
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