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Unable to open the database after data block corruption
	O.S-windows vista enterprise(Personal PC),
	oracle 11.1.0.2.0
	I am getting the following error, please help to fix:
	I am unable to recover data file &open database.
	SQL> conn sys as sysdba
	Enter password:
	Connected to an idle instance.
	SQL> startup open
	ORACLE instance started.
	Total System Global Area  644468736 bytes
	Fixed Size                  1376520 bytes
	Variable Size             251662072 bytes
	Database Buffers          385875968 bytes
	Redo Buffers                5554176 bytes
	Database mounted.
	ORA-01092: ORACLE instance terminated. Disconnection forced
	ORA-00604: error occurred at recursive SQL level 1
	ORA-01578: ORACLE data block corrupted (file # 1, block # 665)
	ORA-01110: data file 1: 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\GIRO\SYSTEM01.DBF'
	Process ID: 6132
	Session ID: 767 Serial number: 3
	SQL> recover datafile 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\GIRO\SYSTEM01.DBF';
	ERROR:
	ORA-03114: not connected to ORACLE
	SQL> shutdown immediate
	ORA-24324: service handle not initialized
	ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist
	SQL>
	Answer:
	You cannot recover media failure in noarchivelog mode. The best you can do is use a data recovery service like PRM-DUL  http://www.parnassusdata.com/en/oracle-dul or Oracle's expensive service unless you get lucky and Aman's suggestion works. Support might have some help since it is the system data file, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
This is why you take backups.
If all the data you need is character type, you might try the unix strings command.
