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ZIP backup file with log and ctl files

user4573063Mar 4 2020 — edited Mar 4 2020

Hi all.

We received a ZIP file from our ERP solution provider with the information of our database in order to feed other application for BI. The file we received is a ZIP file with the following contents:

  • oradata (folder)
    • datos.ctl
    • datos.log.txt

Both files are binary files, but I expected to find a CTL loader file... AFAIK, they exported it with some tool from a Oracle 19.5c SGDB.

If I cat the CTL file (filtering strings) I find something like this:

RDB$FUNCTIONS

RDB$FIELD_POSITION

RDB$SENTRYPOINT

RDB$FUNCTIONS

RDB$EXTERNAL_NAME

...

This is onlty the beggining, in points of the file can view the functions/procedures created, etc.

I tried to use SQL*Loader to import it without success, it is very large, it does not begin with LOAD keyword, etc.

In total, the CTL file is 38MB sized, it is not a big file but should contain all the information I need to replicate the structure and data in a new DDBB.

My questions are several:

  • I couldn't find information about this file format, anyone can give me more information about the file and its format?
  • Is there a way to recreate a DDBB from this file.

Thank you in advance.

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