Hello;

No, before archiving a log, it must be switched!( finished in writing log )
For Backup you need the current log after ending backup the datafiles, because there are the last changes for the db in it which belongs to the backup;
If the Cuurent -Clause would not exist then a backup-procedure what never know having the last changes in Archived dest.
After finishing backup the datafiles the archive-dest is backuped and deleteted till the current archived log;

so when you need to media-recover a datafile you restore it and due to the archived-log you bring it to the level which was after the backup;

To understand more of backup and recovery and the concepts behind read the Oracle Database Concepts, it explains the concepts of the database;


Orca

[Edited by Orca777 on 06-13-2002 at 02:24 AM]