Re: spfile vs pfile in 9i

From: Joel Garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: 25 Oct 2004 15:28:51 -0700
Message-ID: <91884734.0410251428.1d233338@posting.google.com>

richardpstanton_at_yahoo.com (Richard Stanton) wrote in message news:<87bc8a5f.0410120846.75eeb98e_at_posting.google.com>...
> Hello
>
> can anyone explain to me what the advantages of using spfiles are over
> the traditional pfiles? Is it just the ability to make changes to the
> database on the fly without editing files etc?

Besides all the other responses, spfile makes the RMAN DUPLICATE process a smidgen easier.

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