MIstery in PFILE...

Question

Hello,
I'm going crazy...
I have a Oracle 10.2g and W2k03.
1) I installed a binary code (program) and all OK.
2) In 2th time I build the DB with Wizard (DB Configuration Assistant) and all OK.
3) I moved the contol files,DB file, created another REDO group...and all OK
4) I decided to change mode from NOARCHIVE to ARCHIVE mode and here are the problems.
Reading the documentation (on-line and too in the books) I found this steps :
1) Connect SQLPlus like SYSDBA
2) Shutdown DB
3) Backup the DB
4) Edit PFILE and change Log_archive parameter
5) Startup mount
6) Alter database archivelog;
7) alter database open;
8) shutdown
9) Backup DB
10) startup
Well...all OK till before 4) ....
Yes because I haven 't a "LOG_ARCHIVE.." parameter in my PFILE but only DB_RECOVERY parameter and too in my INIT file...so can I append by hand to the end of the PFILE ?? Why near some parameter I see a "star" ??
In this kind of situation I have "Yes" the Archived Redo Log but in this directory "C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\flash_recovery_area\myDB\ARCHIVELOG" and instead I would like other directory like "E:\oracle\product\10.2.0\myDB\ARCHIVELOG". How can I do it ? After... Can I move in the new directory,the archived files that now are in the "flash_recovery_area" ??
Tx all for help to me
Diego
See my PFILE below (edited with wordpad) :
myDB.__db_cache_size=457179136
myDB.__java_pool_size=4194304
myDB.__large_pool_size=4194304
myDB.__shared_pool_size=138412032
myDB.__streams_pool_size=0
*.audit_file_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/admin/myDB/adump'
*.background_dump_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/admin/myDB/bdump'
*.compatible='10.2.0.1.0'
*.control_files='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/oradata/myDB/\control01.ctl','G:\oracle\product\10.2.0/oradata/myDB/\control02.ctl','C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/oradata/myDB/\control03.ctl'
*.core_dump_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/admin/myDB/cdump'
*.db_block_size=8192
*.db_domain=''
*.db_file_multiblock_read_count=16
*.db_name='myDB'
*.db_recovery_file_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/flash_recovery_area'
*.db_recovery_file_dest_size=2147483648
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=myDBXDB)'
*.job_queue_processes=10
*.nls_language='ITALIAN'
*.nls_territory='ITALY'
*.open_cursors=300
*.pga_aggregate_target=203423744
*.processes=150
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.sga_target=612368384
*.undo_management='AUTO'
*.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1'
*.user_dump_dest='C:\oracle\product\10.2.0/admin/myDB/udump'

Answer 1

The problem is the directory of Archived Files...I want change it but I don't know how to do. In the documentation is explained in the 10 steps that I wote upper.
If I use the "show parameter PFILE" I have this output :
SQL> show parameter PFILE
NAME TYPE VALUE
spfile string
I use the PFILE as I described up.
How can I change the directory ?
Note that in my PFILE I haven't LOG_ARCHIVE.... parameter
Tx