Originally posted by nagarjuna
[mmm...v$datafile is a controlfile view...
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Oracle use v$datafile (control flie) mostly in ALTER DATABASE OPEN(MOUNT) process.
In most others situations oracle will use sys.ts$ and sys.file$ tables.
but records about datafile still present in dictioany tables and don't present in controlfile!!!
Very interesting situation...

THIS IS WRONG WAY.

[Edited by Shestakov on 09-07-2002 at 12:27 PM]