RMAN script gives error when scheduled

Question

Hi,
I have this rman script....
run {
allocate channel 'dev_0' type 'sbt_tape'
parms 'ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=TPRD,OB2BARLIST=test TPRD)';
backup incremental level <incr_level>
format 'test TPRD<TPRD_%s:%t:%p>.dbf'
database;
backup
format 'test TPRD<TPRD_%s:%t:%p>.dbf'
archivelog all;
backup
format 'test TPRD<TPRD_%s:%t:%p>.dbf'
current controlfile;
When this script is executed to run at the present moment, it gives no problems. However, when this script is scheduled and when executed at the scheduled time, it gives the following error:
RMAN> CONNECT TARGET *
2> run {
3> allocate channel 'dev_0' type 'sbt_tape'
4> parms 'ENV=(OB2BARTYPE=Oracle8,OB2APPNAME=TPRD,OB2BARLIST=test TPRD,OB2BARHOSTNAME=+server.com+)';
5> backup incremental level
6> format
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00558: error encountered while parsing input commands
RMAN-01009: syntax error: found "format": expecting one of: "equal, integer"
RMAN-01007: at line 6 column 1 file: C:/ob2.cmdfile.12274.c1e9.rman
[Major] From: ob2rman@+server.com+ "TPRD" Time: 2-11-2009 13:35:16
The database reported error while performing requested operation.
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00558: error encountered while parsing input commands
RMAN-01009: syntax error: found "format": expecting one of: "equal, integer"
RMAN-01007: at line 6 column 1 file: C:/ob2.cmdfile.12274.c1e9.rman
[Major] From: ob2rman@+server.com+ "TPRD" Time: 2-11-2009 13:35:16
Oracle Recovery Manager completed with errors.
Does anyone know what the problem is and why it only gives the error when it is scheduled and not otherwise?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi user629987,
The error comes from the following line
backup incremental level <incr_level>(found "format": expecting one of: "equal, integer"
see link:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96565/rcmsynta9.htm#78484)
Can you replace it with
backup incremental level 0and retry?
Might be you have to adjust your format string to avoid <, > and : characters.
Regards,
Tycho