String 

DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = [(]'string1' , 'string2'[)]

where

string1 is the pattern of the primary database filenames

string2 is the pattern of the standby database filenames

You can use single or double quotation marks. The parentheses are optional. 

Static 

None 

DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT is useful for creating a duplicate database for recovery purposes. It converts the filename of a new datafile on the primary database to a filename on the standby database. If you add a datafile to the primary database, you must add a corresponding file to the standby database. When the standby database is updated, this parameter converts the datafile name on the primary database to the datafile name on the standby database. The file on the standby database must exist and be writable, or the recovery process will halt with an error. 

Set the value of this parameter to two strings. The first string is the pattern found in the datafile names on the primary database. The second string is the pattern found in the datafile names on the standby database.

You can also use DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT to rename the datafiles in the clone controlfile when setting up a clone database during tablespace point-in-time recovery.

See Also:

• Oracle8i Backup and Recovery Guide.

• Oracle8i Standby Database Concepts and Administration.

• Oracle8i Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference.