pfile ----> init.ora

[skalman]

Hi!

I´m a student learning Oracle.
I´ve encounterd a problem with the startup of my database.
in sqlplus, after logging, when i run "startup" command I get this errormessage;

ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters
LRM-00110: syntax error at '{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1053{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fcharset0'

I´ve no clue what it means.

In order for me to startup the database I have to run command "startup pfile=(searchpath to the init.ora)" Instead of just "startup"

Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?

Best regards

/skalman

Any idea on how to resolve the problem.