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drop datafile

473071Jun 13 2007 — edited Jan 5 2009
Hi mates,
I dropped a newly created datafile in a tablespace that has two datafiles.
The syntax used is : startup mount;
alter database datafile 'c\oradata\ooo.df01' offline drop;
DATABASE ALTERED.
Now the datafile still shows as available in the DBA_DATA_FILES and the OEM..
What could be going wrong?
Do i need to do an os delete?
Is it not possible to drop a datafile atall?
Appreciate any response...
Cheers!!!!
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