tempfileSpec

Purpose

Use the tempfileSpec subclause to specify a temp file by name or absolute file number.

Syntax

tempfileSpec::=

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Semantics

Syntax Element Description

Syntax Element	Description
`'filename'`	Specifies the data file by using either the full path or a relative file name. If you specify a relative file name, the file name is qualified in a platform-specific manner by the target database. You can specify an absolute path name, or a path name relative to the Oracle home. Double and single quotes are both valid (although only single quotes are shown in the diagram). Use a question mark (`?`) to represent the Oracle home and the at sign (`@`) for the Oracle SID.
`integer`	Specifies the data file by absolute file number. Obtain the file number from the `V$TEMPFILE` view or `REPORT` `SCHEMA` output.

'filename'

Specifies the data file by using either the full path or a relative file name. If you specify a relative file name, the file name is qualified in a platform-specific manner by the target database.

You can specify an absolute path name, or a path name relative to the Oracle home. Double and single quotes are both valid (although only single quotes are shown in the diagram). Use a question mark (?) to represent the Oracle home and the at sign (@) for the Oracle SID.

integer Specifies the data file by absolute file number. Obtain the file number from the V$TEMPFILE view or REPORT SCHEMA output.

Examples

Example 4-34 Specifying a Temp File by File Name

This example renames temp file /disk1/oradata/prod/temp01.dbf to /disk2/temp01.dbf, specifying it by file name:

SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE
STARTUP MOUNT
RUN
{
  SWITCH TEMPFILE '/disk1/oradata/prod/temp01.dbf'
               TO '/disk2/temp01.dbf';
}
ALTER DATABASE OPEN;

The database must be mounted when performing this example.