Re: Manually starting database on Windows

Hi,
>On Windows 2003, how can you manually connect to the database and then
start
>a database using a new pfile?

I understand you can start the database using a xpfile, and now you want to use ypfile
there are two options
1. Temporarily, you start the databaes normally, shutdown, and then from sqlplus start using the pfile parameter
startup pfile=ypfile
2. Permanently, you drop the using the oradim utility and recreate using the ypfile.

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