Database Point-in-Time Recovery RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL TIME

oracle only accept this command at the time of time base recovery (following format, delimited by single quotation marks 'YYYY-MM-DD:HH24:MI:SS' )

Performs a incomplete recovery (=Point in time recovery).

The format of the time is 'YYYY-MM-DD:HH24:MI:SS'


in sql prompt


SQL>recover automatic database until time '2010-05-09:10:45:00';

SQL>recover database UNTIL TIME '2010-05-08:08:42:00';





Pl don't try or waste your time in following date format at the time of Point in Time Recovery

to_date," " etc ...


SQL> alter session set nls_date_format='YYYY-MM-DD:HH24:MI:SS' ;

Session altered.

SQL> RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL TIME to_date('2010-05-08:08:42:00','YYYY-MM-DD:HH24:MI:SS');
ORA-00285: TIME not given as a string constant


SQL> RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL TIME "to_date('2010-05-08:08:42:00','YYYY-MM-DD:HH24:MI:SS')";
ORA-00972: identifier is too long


SQL> RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL TIME to_date('2010-05-08:08:42:00','YYYY-MM-DD:HI24:MI:SS');

ORA-00285: TIME not given as a string constant


SQL> RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL TIME "to_date('2010-05-08:08:42:00','YYYY-MM-DD:HI24:MI:SS')";

ORA-00972: identifier is too long


SQL> RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL TIME to_date('2010-05-08:08:42:00','YYYY-MM-DD:HI24:MI:SS') ;

ORA-00285: TIME not given as a string constant


SQL> ALTER SESSION SET NLS_DATE_FORMAT='DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS';

Session altered.

SQL> recover database UNTIL TIME "TO_DATE('08/05/2010 08:42:00','DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS')";

ORA-00972: identifier is too long


SQL> recover database UNTIL TIME TO_DATE('08/05/2010 08:42:00','DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS');
ORA-00285: TIME not given as a string constant

RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL TIME 'to_date('2006-12-11:10:35:00','YYYY-MM-DD:HH24:MI:SS')'