Control file : The great mistery

Hello friends
I want to know everything about Control file header. Please provide me some links or a complete detail about Control file as message.
Thanks and Regards
Sunil Kumar

Sunil,
I would second Mark's suggestion that you can find the info about the control file and its contents using the mentioned views. But if you are REALLY looking for all the details underneath, you can dump the control file, burn the midnight oil reading the trace of it. That would give you more than what you probably need.
You can use the command
>
alter session set events 'immediate trace name controlf level 1';
Level 1 will give the info about the header only. You will find the trace file created by it in the User_dump_dest of your database.
HTH
Aman....

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if you are mentioning the name of the data file in the control file the syntax is as follows:
LOAD DATA
INFILE 'tblAgencies.csv' "str X'7c0a'"
INTO TABLE person_table APPEND
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED BY '"'
(name CHAR(30),
"RESUME" CHAR(50000))
where 'tblAgencies.csv' is the name of the data file & str X'7c0a' specifies the delimiter.

how u r downloading the data?
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I know, it's not supported. Please refrain from reminding me.
I am trying to install a second database on an Oracle 8i installation (8.1.7.4) on a Windows 2003 server. I cannot use DBCA because it doesn't work, so I create the databases manually using the script produced by DBCA.
So I run the following:
connect INTERNAL@TEST
startup nomount pfile="C:\oracle\admin\COHPTEST\pfile\initTEST.ora"
CREATE DATABASE TEST
LOGFILE 'D:\oracle\oradata\TEST\redo01.log' SIZE 1024K,
'D:\oracle\oradata\TEST\redo02.log' SIZE 1024K,
'D:\oracle\oradata\TEST\redo03.log' SIZE 1024K
MAXLOGFILES 32
MAXLOGMEMBERS 2
MAXLOGHISTORY 1
DATAFILE 'D:\oracle\oradata\TEST\system01.dbf' SIZE 264M REUSE AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 10240K
MAXDATAFILES 254
MAXINSTANCES 1
CHARACTER SET WE8ISO8859P1
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ORA-00200: controlfile could not be created
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ORA-27040: skgfrcre: create error, unable to create file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 3) The system cannot find the path specified.
More information:
1) Added the "Everyone" account to full control on the D: drive, to eliminate the possibility of access issues.
2) The control files, the alertLog, and just about every other file do not exist before, or after the error.
3) I cannot produce more detailed information other than what you see. I do not know of a trace that will track this, which would be helpful.
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I would love to upgrade this instance, but it has other databases on it, and only one box to run this DB on.
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Hello, my name is stupid.
I was using a remote file in my TNS_ADMIN environment value. It was pointing to the old database the whole time. The old database was up and down all day, but no one was on it to notice.
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How to write control file below data

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sample.txt(Datafile)
vikram12
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load data
infile 'C:\sample.txt'
into table sample1
fields terminated by "," optionally enclosed by '"'
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fields terminated by "," optionally enclosed by
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sample.txt(Datafile)
vikram,12
sharma,13
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load data
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optionally enclosed by '"'
( name char(5),
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Urgent: DBrefresh error 354 while creating control file, oracle9i, SAP R3

Hi experts,
I have created trace file in Source system and moved the same to target system and edited and then while executing the trace file to create control file the following eeror is coming
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STARTUP NOMOUNT
CREATE CONTROLFILE SET DATABASE "P47" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG
-- SET STANDBY TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE
 MAXLOGFILES 255
 MAXLOGMEMBERS 3
 MAXDATAFILES 336
 MAXINSTANCES 50
 MAXLOGHISTORY 8168
'/oracle/P47/sapdata9/btabd_63/btabd.data63',
'/oracle/P47/sapdata9/stabi_27/stabi.data27',
'/oracle/P47/sapdata9/btabi_122/btabi.data122',
'/oracle/P47/sapdata9/stabd_28/stabd.data28',
'/oracle/P47/sapdata9/btabi_123/btabi.data123',
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'/oracle/P47/sapdata9/btabi_124/btabi.data124'
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Fixed Size 732208 bytes
Variable Size 788529152 bytes
Database Buffers 459022446 bytes
Redo Buffers 1335296 bytes
354
when I press 'enter' again SQL prompt is comming
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Hi markus,
thanks for reply . .
control files are not created. . . .
alertSID logs shows as follows
orap47> tail -f alert_P47.log
ARCH shutting down
Thu Dec 13 13:01:51 2007
ARC0: Archival stopped
Thu Dec 13 13:01:51 2007
ARC1: Archival stopped
Thu Dec 13 13:01:54 2007
ARCH: Archiving is disabled
Shutting down archive processes
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When @/oracle/saptrace/usertrace/control.sql command given in sepearate SQL window
Thu Dec 13 13:03:37 2007
Starting ORACLE instance (normal)
Disable cache advisory with old cache parameters
Thu Dec 13 13:03:37 2007
WARNING: EINVAL creating segment of size 0x000000004b800000
fix shm parameters in /etc/system or equivalent
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LICENSE_SESSIONS_WARNING = 0
SCN scheme 3
LICENSE_MAX_USERS = 0
SYS auditing is disabled
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processes = 80
sessions = 96
timed_statistics = TRUE
shared_pool_size = 704643072
enqueue_resources = 8000
control_files = /oracle/P47/sapdata1/cntrl/cntrlP47.dbf, /oracle/P47/sapdata2/cntrl/cntrlP47.dbf, /oracle/P47/sapdata3/cntrl/cntrlP47.dbf
db_block_buffers = 56033
db_block_checksum = FALSE
db_block_size = 8192
compatible = 9.2.0
log_archive_start = TRUE
log_archive_dest = /oracle/P47/saparch/P47arch
log_buffer = 1048576
log_checkpoint_interval = 0
db_files = 354
db_file_multiblock_read_count= 8
log_checkpoints_to_alert = TRUE
control_file_record_keep_time= 30
dml_locks = 2500
row_locking = always
replication_dependency_tracking= FALSE
transactions_per_rollback_segment= 20
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remote_os_authent = TRUE
db_domain = world
parallel_max_servers = 20
hash_join_enabled = FALSE
background_dump_dest = /oracle/P47/saptrace/background
user_dump_dest = /oracle/P47/saptrace/usertrace
core_dump_dest = /oracle/P47/saptrace/background
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sort_area_size = 2097152
sort_area_retained_size = 0
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Dynamic location for RTF file in Bursting Control File

Hi
I have a query that determines the directory location of the RTF file on the server. (eg. query returns /u01/apps/erpd2/inst/apps/erpd2_mcdeagaix821/temp/XMCI_B2CR009_RFS.rtf
Instead of hard-coding this location as:
<xapi:template type="rtf" location="/u01/apps/erpd2/inst/apps/erpd2_mcdeagaix821/temp/XMCI_B2CR009_RFS.rtf">
</xapi:template>
I change the above to
<xapi:template type="rtf" location="${RTF_LOC}">
</xapi:template>
and fetch RTF_LOC at the bursting level in the Data template.
After specifying the location as a token in the bursting control file, the Bursting program errors out. It does not even go to the post-processing stage.
I have fetched the Outbound SMTP server name in a similar fashion and specified the same as a token in the Bursting XML. It works fine. Also, when I hard-code the same RTF location in the bursting file, it works! Just specifying it as a token errors out the bursting process.
Pls advise.
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Hi Ritu,
I am probably too late to help you, but here is an answer for completeness. I had the same problem as you, I needed to make my template selection dynamic.
The bursting control file below was not working until I applied patch 8594771 (BURSTING DOES NOT SUPPORT ESCAPE CHARACTERS LIKE "FIRST LAST <[email protected]>" )
I managed to find this patch by running the XML Publisher Report Bursting Program with debug=Yes and got the message "java.util.zip.ZipException: ZIP file must have at least one entry". Searching on Oracle Support for this message delivered patch number 8594771
Here is my control file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xapi:requestset xmlns:xapi="http://xmlns.oracle.com/oxp/xapi" type="bursting">
<xapi:request select="/XX_DUNNING/LIST_G_SITE_USE_ID1/G_SITE_USE_ID1/LIST_G_CORRESPONDENCES/G_CORRESPONDENCES">
<xapi:delivery>
<xapi:email server="localhost" port="99"
from="[email protected]"
reply-to="[email protected]">
<xapi:message id="email1" to="${CF_EMAIL_ADDRESS}" cc="${CF_CC_EMAIL_ADDRESS}"
attachment="true"
subject="${LIST_G_CUSTOM_LETTER_HEADER/G_CUSTOM_LETTER_HEADER/HEADER_TEXT}">
${LIST_G_CUSTOM_LETTER_FOOTER/G_CUSTOM_LETTER_FOOTER/FOOTER_TEXT}
</xapi:message>
</xapi:email>
</xapi:delivery>
<xapi:document output-type="pdf" delivery="email1">
<xapi:template type="xsl-fo" location="${TEMPLATE_NAME}"
filter=".//G_CORRESPONDENCES[DUNNING_METHOD='Email']">
</xapi:template>
</xapi:document>
</xapi:request>
</xapi:requestset>
location="xdo://XX.${LETTER_NAME}.en.00" also worked
Regards,
Ruth Miller

How to use old archieve logs with a new control file

Environment:
ORACLE_BASE="/export/home/oracle"
ORACLE_HOME="/export/home/oracle/product/8.1.6"
NLS_LANG=".UTF8"
2 partitions:
i) /data1 -- contains important datafiles (OS striping on 3 hard
disks)
ii) /export/home -- contains the oracle program, and SYS/SYSTEM
datafiles
Problem:
-/data1 cannot be read/mount (damaged)
-oracle failed
Action Performed:
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-mount /export/home successfully (all oracle system files,
instance init files exist)
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-created the oracle user, and its groups
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file was
missing
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file somewhere
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/data1/oracle/oradata/<SID>/control2.ctl (i.e. have them back to
their original locations)
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the control files couldn't be found
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a new control file, i backed up the old one
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but, to oracle, all achieve log information are lost (although
the achieve log's physical files r still there)
-i imported the important data from a dump file that was
exported a week ago b4 the system failure
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contains no achieve log information that the old control file
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Purpose:
since the dump file is a week old, i'd like to get the data
after my last export and b4 the system failure. the database was
run in arhieve log mode, how can i recover those data with the
new control file
Question:
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achieve logs?
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format?
-can we still use the old control files to start the database?
-what's a suggested solution if we'd like to re-construct the
database up to the moment b4 the system failure in another
server?
thx

user3930585 wrote:
I am in an unenviable position, with an unsupported database.
We are running Oracle 9i on Windows XP. We are upgrading soon to Oracle 11g on a newer platform, but need to get our development environment working first.
We lost a system that was running our development database without having a database export. The C drive was placed into a new system as the D drive.
I have loaded Oracle 9i on the C drive, but I have been unable to determine how to point it to the existing data files on the D drive. My search skills may be the limiting factor here...
We cannot simply load the drive as C, since the hardware is different.
What are the steps to point the new database software at the data files on the D drive? Or, how do I copy the old data files into the new Oracle Home and have them recognized properly?
Are you stating that you don't know how to use COPY command?
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Control File Date/Time Field

Hello all,
Im using SQL Loader to load a text file into a database table. Im having an issue with one of the fields that contains date and time. Here's what I have:
Data:
Customer 1|850510|C2117-2972A|2011-07-07 00:00:00|21172972|BA
Customer 2|850511|C2118-2972A|2011-04-07 00:00:00|21172972|BA
Customer 3|850512|C2119-2972A|2011-12-07 00:00:00|21172972|BA
Customer 4|850513|C2120-2972A|2011-11-07 00:00:00|21172972|BA
Customer 5|850514|C2121-2972A|2011-10-07 00:00:00|21172972|BA
Customer 6|850515|C2122-2972A|2011-02-07 00:00:00|21172972|BA
Customer 7|850516|C2123-2972A|2011-01-07 00:00:00|21172972|BA
Control File:
LOAD DATA
APPEND
INTO TABLE MYTBL
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "|"
TRAILING NULLCOLS
     response_key "response_seq.NEXTVAL",
     response_dt "sysdate",
     response_cust,
     response_mcn INTEGER,
     response_isc,
     response_id "to_date(:response_id,'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS')",
     response_ordernum INTEGER,
     response_too
LOG Results:
Column Name Position Len Term Encl Datatype
RESPONSE_KEY FIRST * | CHARACTER
SQL string for column : "seq_response_seq.NEXTVAL"
RESPONSE_DT NEXT * | CHARACTER
SQL string for column : "sysdate"
RESPONSE_CUST NEXT * | CHARACTER
RESPONSE_MCN NEXT 4 INTEGER
RESPONSE_ISC NEXT * | CHARACTER
RESPONSE_ID NEXT * | CHARACTER
SQL string for column : "to_date(:response_id,'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS')"
RESPONSE_ORDERNUM NEXT 4 INTEGER
RESPONSE_TOO NEXT * | CHARACTER
Record 1: Rejected - Error on table "MYDB"."MYTBL", column RESPONSE_ID.
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
Record 2: Rejected - Error on table "MYDB"."MYTBL", column RESPONSE_ID.
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
Record 3: Rejected - Error on table "MYDB"."MYTBL", column RESPONSE_ID.
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
Record 4: Rejected - Error on table "MYDB"."MYTBL", column RESPONSE_ID.
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
Record 5: Rejected - Error on table "MYDB"."MYTBL", column RESPONSE_ID.
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
Record 6: Rejected - Error on table "MYDB"."MYTBL", column RESPONSE_ID.
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
Record 7: Rejected - Error on table "MYDB"."MYTBL", column RESPONSE_ID.
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
How do I format the date correctly?
Thanks.
Edited by: 875809 on Jul 29, 2011 1:07 PM

I suspect your data fields aren't lining up with your control file the way you expect them to...
For example, using the first record
Customer 1|850510|C2117-2972A|2011-07-07 00:00:00|21172972|BA
response_key = "Customer 1" , overridden by response_seq.NEXTVAL
response_dt = "850510" , overridden by sysdate
response_cust = "C2117-2972A"
response_mcn = "2011"
response_isc = "-07-07 00:00:00"
response_id = "21172972", with the function attempted as "to_date('21172971','YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS')",
response_ordernum = "BA"
response_too = ???
You might consider EXPRESSION fields, which let you insert a calculated value, but don't replace a data field in the source record:
LOAD DATA
APPEND
INTO TABLE MYTBL
FIELDS TERMINATED BY "|"
TRAILING NULLCOLS
response_key EXPRESSION "response_seq.NEXTVAL",
response_dt EXPRESSION "sysdate",
response_cust,
response_mcn INTEGER,
response_isc,
response_id "to_date(:response_id,'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS')",
response_ordernum INTEGER,
response_too
)which results in
response_key = response_seq.NEXTVAL
response_dt = sysdate
response_cust = "Customer 1"
response_mcn = "850510"
response_isc = "C2117-2972A"
response_id = "2011-07-07 00:00:00", with the function interpreted as "to_date('2011-07-07 00:00:00','YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS')",
response_ordernum = "21172972"
response_too = "BA"

Cannot open database Control file error

I am new to Oracle db and while trying to multiplex the control files something went wrong. Now i am not able to open the db and it is in mount state.
when i try to startup force the database i get the following errors:
SQL> startup force
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 599785472 bytes
Fixed Size 1250356 bytes
Variable Size 260049868 bytes
Database Buffers 331350016 bytes
Redo Buffers 7135232 bytes
Database mounted.
ORA-01122: database file 1 failed verification check
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The database is in noarchivelog mode and i dont have any backup of it :(.
As the data is not critical i dont want to recove the data, i just want to bring my Database to Open state! Is it possible??
Thanks
Sree

hi
you can create new controlfile
Creating a Controlfile: Example
This statement re-creates a control file. In this statement, database demo was created with the WE8MSWIN1252 character set. The example uses the word path where you would normally insert the path on your system to the appropriate Oracle Database directories.
STARTUP NOMOUNT
CREATE CONTROLFILE REUSE DATABASE "ORABASE" NORESETLOGS NOARCHIVELOG
MAXLOGFILES 16
MAXLOGMEMBERS 3
MAXDATAFILES 100
MAXINSTANCES 8
MAXLOGHISTORY 292
LOGFILE
GROUP 1 'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\REDO01.LOG' SIZE 50M,
GROUP 2 'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\REDO02.LOG' SIZE 50M,
GROUP 3 'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\REDO03.LOG' SIZE 50M
-- STANDBY LOGFILE
DATAFILE
'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\SYSTEM01.DBF',
'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\SYSAUX01.DBF',
'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\UNDOTBS01.DBF',
'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\USERS01.DBF',
'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\EXAMPLE01.DBF',
'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\UWDATA01.DBF'
CHARACTER SET WE8MSWIN1252;
-- Commands to re-create incarnation table
-- Below log names MUST be changed to existing filenames on
-- disk. Any one log file from each branch can be used to
-- re-create incarnation records.
-- ALTER DATABASE REGISTER LOGFILE 'C:\APP\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORABASE\ARCHIVELOG\2009_02_02\O1_MF_1_1_%U_.ARC';
-- ALTER DATABASE REGISTER LOGFILE 'C:\APP\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORABASE\ARCHIVELOG\2009_02_02\O1_MF_1_1_%U_.ARC';
-- Recovery is required if any of the datafiles are restored backups,
-- or if the last shutdown was not normal or immediate.
RECOVER DATABASE
-- Database can now be opened normally.
ALTER DATABASE OPEN;
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-- Online tempfiles have complete space information.
-- Other tempfiles may require adjustment.
ALTER TABLESPACE TEMP ADD TEMPFILE 'C:\APP\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORABASE\TEMP01.DBF'
SIZE 20971520 REUSE AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 655360 MAXSIZE 32767M;
-- End of tempfile additions.
-- Set #2. RESETLOGS case
-- The following commands will create a new control file and use it
-- to open the database.
-- Data used by Recovery Manager will be lost.
-- The contents of online logs will be lost and all backups will
-- be invalidated. Use this only if online logs are damaged.
-- After mounting the created controlfile, the following SQL
-- statement will place the database in the appropriate
-- protection mode:
-- ALTER DATABASE SET STANDBY DATABASE TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE
http://psoug.org/reference/control_file.html
http://www.comp.dit.ie/btierney/oracle11gdoc/server.111/b28286/statements_5003.htm
hope this helps
zekeriya

Control file not created at time of installtion

control file not created at time of installtion of oracle database
now how we can create it
see alert file
Dump file e:\ORacle\admin\new\bdump\newALRT.LOG
Tue Sep 09 10:45:53 2003
ORACLE V8.1.6.0.0 - Production vsnsta=0
vsnsql=e vsnxtr=3
Windows 2000 Version 5.0 , CPU type 586
Starting up ORACLE RDBMS Version: 8.1.6.0.0.
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processes = 59
shared_pool_size = 52428800
large_pool_size = 614400
java_pool_size = 20971520
control_files = e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control01.ctl, e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control02.ctl, e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control03.ctl
db_block_buffers = 19200
db_block_size = 8192
compatible = 8.1.0
log_buffer = 32768
log_checkpoint_interval = 10000
log_checkpoint_timeout = 1800
db_files = 1024
db_file_multiblock_read_count= 8
max_enabled_roles = 30
remote_login_passwordfile= EXCLUSIVE
global_names = TRUE
distributed_transactions = 500
instance_name = new
service_names = new
mts_dispatchers = (PROTOCOL=TCP)(PRE=oracle.aurora.server.SGiopServer)
open_links = 4
sort_area_size = 65536
sort_area_retained_size = 65536
db_name = new
open_cursors = 100
os_authent_prefix =
job_queue_processes = 0
job_queue_interval = 10
parallel_max_servers = 5
background_dump_dest = e:\ORacle\admin\new\bdump
user_dump_dest = e:\ORacle\admin\new\udump
max_dump_file_size = 10240
oracle_trace_collection_name=
PMON started with pid=2
DBW0 started with pid=3
LGWR started with pid=4
CKPT started with pid=5
SMON started with pid=6
RECO started with pid=7
Tue Sep 09 10:45:55 2003
starting up 1 shared server(s) ...
starting up 1 dispatcher(s) for network address '(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=TCP))'...
Tue Sep 09 10:45:58 2003
create controlfile reuse set database new
datafile 'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\system01.dbf',
'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\temp01.dbf',
'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\rbs01.dbf',
'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\indx01.dbf',
'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\tools01.dbf',
'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\dr01.dbf',
'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\users01.dbf'
logfile 'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\redo01.log' size 1M,
'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\redo02.log' size 1M,
'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\redo03.log' size 1M resetlogs
Tue Sep 09 10:46:03 2003
ORA-1503 signalled during: create controlfile reuse set database new
datafile...
Tue Sep 09 10:46:03 2003
alter database new open resetlogs
ORA-1507 signalled during: alter database new open resetlogs...
Tue Sep 09 10:46:14 2003
alter database new character set WE8ISO8859P1
Tue Sep 09 10:46:14 2003
ORA-1507 signalled during: alter database new character set WE8ISO8859P1...
Tue Sep 09 10:46:14 2003
alter database new national character set WE8ISO8859P1
ORA-1507 signalled during: alter database new national character set WE8ISO88...
Shutting down instance (normal)
License high water mark = 1
Tue Sep 09 10:46:15 2003
ALTER DATABASE CLOSE NORMAL
ORA-1507 signalled during: ALTER DATABASE CLOSE NORMAL...
archiving is disabled
Starting up ORACLE RDBMS Version: 8.1.6.0.0.
System parameters with non-default values:
processes = 59
shared_pool_size = 52428800
large_pool_size = 614400
java_pool_size = 20971520
control_files = e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control01.ctl, e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control02.ctl, e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control03.ctl
db_block_buffers = 19200
db_block_size = 8192
compatible = 8.1.0
log_buffer = 32768
log_checkpoint_interval = 10000
log_checkpoint_timeout = 1800
db_files = 1024
db_file_multiblock_read_count= 8
max_enabled_roles = 30
remote_login_passwordfile= EXCLUSIVE
global_names = TRUE
distributed_transactions = 500
instance_name = new
service_names = new
mts_dispatchers = (PROTOCOL=TCP)(PRE=oracle.aurora.server.SGiopServer)
open_links = 4
sort_area_size = 65536
sort_area_retained_size = 65536
db_name = new
open_cursors = 100
os_authent_prefix =
job_queue_processes = 4
job_queue_interval = 10
parallel_max_servers = 5
background_dump_dest = e:\ORacle\admin\new\bdump
user_dump_dest = e:\ORacle\admin\new\udump
max_dump_file_size = 10240
oracle_trace_collection_name=
PMON started with pid=2
DBW0 started with pid=3
LGWR started with pid=4
CKPT started with pid=5
SMON started with pid=6
RECO started with pid=7
SNP0 started with pid=8
SNP1 started with pid=9
SNP2 started with pid=10
SNP3 started with pid=11
Tue Sep 09 10:46:30 2003
starting up 1 shared server(s) ...
starting up 1 dispatcher(s) for network address '(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=TCP))'...
Tue Sep 09 10:46:31 2003
alter database mount
Tue Sep 09 10:46:34 2003
ORA-00202: controlfile: 'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control01.ctl'
ORA-27041: unable to open file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 2) The system cannot find the file specified.
Tue Sep 09 10:46:34 2003
ORA-205 signalled during: alter database mount...
Dump file e:\ORacle\admin\new\bdump\newALRT.LOG
Tue Sep 09 11:18:54 2003
ORACLE V8.1.6.0.0 - Production vsnsta=0
vsnsql=e vsnxtr=3
Windows 2000 Version 5.0 , CPU type 586
Starting up ORACLE RDBMS Version: 8.1.6.0.0.
System parameters with non-default values:
processes = 59
shared_pool_size = 52428800
large_pool_size = 614400
java_pool_size = 20971520
control_files = e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control01.ctl, e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control02.ctl, e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control03.ctl
db_block_buffers = 19200
db_block_size = 8192
compatible = 8.1.0
log_buffer = 32768
log_checkpoint_interval = 10000
log_checkpoint_timeout = 1800
db_files = 1024
db_file_multiblock_read_count= 8
max_enabled_roles = 30
remote_login_passwordfile= EXCLUSIVE
global_names = TRUE
distributed_transactions = 500
instance_name = new
service_names = new
mts_dispatchers = (PROTOCOL=TCP)(PRE=oracle.aurora.server.SGiopServer)
open_links = 4
sort_area_size = 65536
sort_area_retained_size = 65536
db_name = new
open_cursors = 100
os_authent_prefix =
job_queue_processes = 4
job_queue_interval = 10
parallel_max_servers = 5
background_dump_dest = e:\ORacle\admin\new\bdump
user_dump_dest = e:\ORacle\admin\new\udump
max_dump_file_size = 10240
oracle_trace_collection_name=
PMON started with pid=2
DBW0 started with pid=3
LGWR started with pid=4
CKPT started with pid=5
SMON started with pid=6
RECO started with pid=7
SNP0 started with pid=8
SNP1 started with pid=9
SNP2 started with pid=10
SNP3 started with pid=11
Tue Sep 09 11:18:57 2003
starting up 1 shared server(s) ...
starting up 1 dispatcher(s) for network address '(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=TCP))'...
Tue Sep 09 11:18:58 2003
alter database mount exclusive
Tue Sep 09 11:19:01 2003
ORA-00202: controlfile: 'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control01.ctl'
ORA-27041: unable to open file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 2) The system cannot find the file specified.
Tue Sep 09 11:19:01 2003
ORA-205 signalled during: alter database mount exclusive...
Shutting down instance (abort)
License high water mark = 5
Instance terminated by USER, pid = 1156
Dump file e:\ORacle\admin\new\bdump\newALRT.LOG
Tue Sep 09 11:22:12 2003
ORACLE V8.1.6.0.0 - Production vsnsta=0
vsnsql=e vsnxtr=3
Windows 2000 Version 5.0 , CPU type 586
Starting up ORACLE RDBMS Version: 8.1.6.0.0.
System parameters with non-default values:
processes = 59
shared_pool_size = 52428800
large_pool_size = 614400
java_pool_size = 20971520
control_files = e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control01.ctl, e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control02.ctl, e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control03.ctl
db_block_buffers = 19200
db_block_size = 8192
compatible = 8.1.0
log_buffer = 32768
log_checkpoint_interval = 10000
log_checkpoint_timeout = 1800
db_files = 1024
db_file_multiblock_read_count= 8
max_enabled_roles = 30
remote_login_passwordfile= EXCLUSIVE
global_names = TRUE
distributed_transactions = 500
instance_name = new
service_names = new
mts_dispatchers = (PROTOCOL=TCP)(PRE=oracle.aurora.server.SGiopServer)
open_links = 4
sort_area_size = 65536
sort_area_retained_size = 65536
db_name = new
open_cursors = 100
os_authent_prefix =
job_queue_processes = 4
job_queue_interval = 10
parallel_max_servers = 5
background_dump_dest = e:\ORacle\admin\new\bdump
user_dump_dest = e:\ORacle\admin\new\udump
max_dump_file_size = 10240
oracle_trace_collection_name=
PMON started with pid=2
DBW0 started with pid=3
LGWR started with pid=4
CKPT started with pid=5
SMON started with pid=6
RECO started with pid=7
SNP0 started with pid=8
SNP1 started with pid=9
SNP2 started with pid=10
SNP3 started with pid=11
Tue Sep 09 11:22:15 2003
starting up 1 shared server(s) ...
starting up 1 dispatcher(s) for network address '(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=TCP))'...
Tue Sep 09 11:22:16 2003
alter database mount exclusive
Tue Sep 09 11:22:19 2003
ORA-00202: controlfile: 'e:\ORacle\oradata\new\control01.ctl'
ORA-27041: unable to open file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 2) The system cannot find the file specified.

Hi Kuljeet,
since you have a Windows system, I suggest you to open Windows explorer and check if all the 3 control files are there or not in the given location. It seems that your control01.ctl file is missing. If so then you have 2 options;
1. Delete the entry from the parameter file for this control file so that Oracle does not use this file at all.
OR
2. Shut down your database normally and then copy the control02.ctl or control03.ctl manually with the copy command and rename it to control01.ctl. If you follow this option you need not delete the control01.ctl entry from the parameter file. But note to copy the control file the database has to be shutdown normally.

What is Control file ?

Hi Gurus,
Please explain me that what is Control file and what was the purpose of it in SAP Oracle DataBase.
Thanks.

Hi Kalyan
What Is a Control File?
Every Oracle Database has a control file, which is a small binary file that records the physical structure of the database. The control file includes:
The database name
Names and locations of associated datafiles and redo log files
The timestamp of the database creation
The current log sequence number
Checkpoint information
The control file must be available for writing by the Oracle Database server whenever the database is open. Without the control file, the database cannot be mounted and recovery is difficult.
The control file of an Oracle Database is created at the same time as the database. By default, at least one copy of the control file is created during database creation. On some operating systems the default is to create multiple copies. You should create two or more copies of the control file during database creation. You can also create control files later, if you lose control files or want to change particular settings in the control files.
Guidelines for Control Files
This describes guidelines you can use to manage the control files for a database, and contains the following topics:
Provide Filenames for the Control Files
Multiplex Control Files on Different Disks
Back Up Control Files
Manage the Size of Control Files
Role of Control File will remain the same even when you use Oracle with SAP. Just there will be some more entries in the file.
Refer the link below as well:
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14231/control.htm#i1006143
Hope this should clear you doubt.
Regards
Sumit Jain
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Path file control indicating the installation file directory

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Is there a possibilty to put a control in the labview code that allow to take the real install directory of the exe and then indicate the name of the txt file.
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Dr. Imad, et al.,
I just wanted to expand on your post to clarify the intermediate steps that must be taken for this to work correctly.
The output from the "Current VI's Path" vi needs to be wired to a
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Some users are experiencing difficulty opening certain docx files sent as email attachments. These files contain content controls to protect data in the document. Could someone please confirm that the content controls are the reason the files won't open.

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How can i validate the data in the control file?

Consider that the SQLLoader reads the Input data File from the path and it loads the data into the tables based up on the descrition specified in the control File.
First, the table to be filled is created:
create table sql_loader_1 ( load_time date, field_1 Numeric, field_2 varchar2(10)
Sample Control File :
load_1.ctl
load data
infile 'load_1.dat' "str '\r\n'"
insert into table sql_loader_1
load_time sysdate,
field_2 position( 1:10),
field_1 position(11:20)
Note that the positions 11 through 20 are loaded into field_1 and positions 1 through 10 into field_2. The field load_time is filled with the current time (sysdate) of the load.
Here's the data. The name of the file (load_1.dat) had been specified with the infile statement in the control file.
load_1.dat
0123456789abcdefghij
foo bar
here comes a very long line
and the next is
short
Here i want to validate the field_1 (Numeric Datatype) since the data file contains the character value (i.e)abcdefghij

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Werner

Bursting Control file, Error!! Could not deliver the output for Delivery

Hi,
I am using bursting control file to send report output to email in R12.1.3.
If the report output is having data, it is working fine. if there is no data it is getting errored out with the below message.
"Error!! Could not deliver the output for Delivery channel:null "
In the report output i put "No data found", when i click on view output the output in application is showing as "NO DATA FOUND" in PDF .
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my requirement is if there is no data, still i require the output to email.
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Hi,
I am facing the same situation and want the bursting program to finish in normal even when there is no data.
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