> Of course, if you're using LMT's, this exercise is a waste > of time. :)
that's because they learned to stop defragmenting and start living :) paul Jared Still wrote: > > First I've heard from Ferenc for awhile, even if > it is 2 years old. > > Using extreme cases like this really doesn't make > for a good example. I know an instructor that > dropped/recreated/imported and entire database > because the 'drop table' ran for 2 days with no > end in sight. > > Extents were 300,000+. > > I suspect that that the graph of time vs. number of > extents in data dictionary operations has a rather > steep curve on the right side. It would be interesting > to see where the curve breaks, as it's not likely > a linear rise. > > Of course, if you're using LMT's, this exercise is a waste > of time. :) > > Jared > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Paul Drake INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).