Hello, Oracle 8.1.6 on HP-UX 11.0
WFM_ADMIN@VGRAFO> select num_rows,last_analyzed,monitoring from user_tables where table_name = 'NOTES_LOG'; NUM_ROWS LAST_ANAL MON ------------------- ---------------- ------- 1585697 14-MAY-02 YES Last night, Informatica inserted rows into this table. 1 select inserts,updates,deletes from dba_tab_modifications 2* where table_name = 'NOTES_LOG' WFM_ADMIN@VGRAFO> / INSERTS UPDATES DELETES -------------- -------------- --------------- 6509 0 0 WFM_ADMIN@VGRAFO> select count(*) from notes_log; COUNT(*) ---------- 1592488 The difference between yesterday's and today's count is 6791 which does not match the number in dba_tab_modifications. Does this mean that I cannot rely on dba_tab_modifications? TIA Prakash -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: BALA,PRAKASH (Non-HP-USA,ex1) 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).