Use this procedure to run the CREATE DATABASE script.

1. Verify that the service is started in the Control Panel. In this example, the service name is OracleServicePROD, and its status column must display Started. If not, then select the service name and select Start.

   You can also check the status of the service by entering the following at the command prompt:

   C:\> net START
   

   A list of all the Windows services currently running on the system appears. If OracleServicePROD is missing from the list, then enter:

   C:\> net START OracleServicePROD
   

2. Make PROD the current SID:

   C:\> set ORACLE_SID=PROD
   

3. Add ORACLE_HOME\bin to your PATH environment variable:

   set PATH=ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\bin;%PATH%
   

4. Start SQL*Plus from the command prompt, and connect to the database as SYSDBA:

   C:\> sqlplus /NOLOG
   SQL> CONNECT / AS SYSDBA 
   

   The message connected appears.

5. Turn on spooling to save messages:

   SQL> SPOOL script_name.log
   

6. Run the script script_name.sql that you created in Adding the CREATE DATABASE Statement in a Script.

   SQL> C:\app\username\product\12.2.0\dbhome_1\rdbms\admin\script_name.sql;
   

   If the database is successfully created, then the instance is started and the following message appears numerous times: Statement processed