A file specification that names the database file. You should use
either a full file specification, including device, directory,
and file name without the file type, or a simple file name. In
the second case, Oracle Rdb creates the database in the current
default directory. In a single-file database, the file name
specified becomes the file name for two files:
o The database file. The default file type is RDB.
o The snapshot file. This file is used as a temporary file for
read-only transactions. The default file type is SNP.
Type the name of the file-spec in uppercase letters when you
define your database if you use the data dictionary or may
use it in the future. If you type the name of the file-spec in
lowercase letters and try to use the DEFINE GENERIC command of
the dictionary's CDO utility to create a directory name for the
database in the dictionary, the command will fail.
In a multifile database, the file name specified becomes the file
name for three files:
o The database root file. The default file type is RDB.
o The default storage area file. The default file type is RDA.
o A snapshot file. The default file type is SNP.