1) mount database;
2) run {
allocate channel ch1 type disk;
restore database;
recover database;
sql 'ALTER DATABASE OPEN';
release channel ch1;
}
Best wishes!

Originally posted by Diggers12
Thanks,
that worked, I got a backup file called 96T.96D.96S.96P. Now how do I restore thsi file. I tried with a script from the pracle manual and got the following.
RMAN> run {
2> allocate channel ch1 type disk;
3> restore database;
4> }