Import of a tablespace using a tablespace different name

Question

Hi,
i'm trying to import a transportable tablespace into the same database it was exported from, but using a different name; the import utility fails saying that it can't find the original tablespace.
The parameters used during export and import are:
exp 'sys/pwd@host as sysdba'
transport_tablespace=yes
tablespaces=test_tbs
direct=yes
triggers=no
constraints=no
buffer=100000
file=test_tbs.dmp
imp 'sys/pwd@host as sysdba'
transport_tablespace=yes
tablespaces=test_tbs
file=test_tbs.dmp
buffer=100000
datafiles='test_tbs.dbf'
Both tools are spawned as child processes of my application.
Is there any way to import a tablespace with a new name or to rename the tablespace after import. Needless to say, that I can't predict the new name at export time.
What I basically want to do, is to imitate the "Attach/Detach Database" feature of mssql.
Thanks in advance
Heiko

Answer 1

You can't rename tablespace with transport_tablespace features. Read the piece of information extracted from the metalink note : 103013.1
Transported tablespaces are plugged in in a read-only configuration, however the file header also stores the tablespace name, so any attempt to rename it would require an update to the file header. Similarly at unplug time there is a requirement that the tablespace is in read only mode and the same restrictions therefore apply - you can't 'RENAME' a tablespace, because you might only be taking a copy of the datafile.