I want to create a new database (or really open an existing one) from an existing hot backup. I know it's easy with a cold backup, just copy the data files and re-create the control files.

Can I do the same thing with a hot backup?

Put all the backed up tablespaces in place, and create the control files the same as I would for a cold backup? After which I should just have to 'alter database recover until cancel'? I haven't had to recover much lately and since I'm a DBA on the side I haven't run through a test recovery for a while.

Will it want the archived logs in the arch directory of the old database, or the new one?

Thanks for some quick steps.