Originally posted by OracleDoc
Case in point... Say if I have to clone my database to another server. If I've got thousands of 2 gig datafiles spread out over the server, writing a script to make sure all of them get to the proper place on the new server would be a real pain in the ding ding.
I can see why you think it's a pain. Personally, I automated that process in 1996, so I don't even think about it anymore.