mitchell wrote: > > Hi all > > I have a table with 8 millions rows and I deleted the 500 million. Then I > exported tables (300 mb) and imported into another schema. After that, the > table size is still the same. > > I thought table size should be taken much less space. the storage clause for > both table is the same: pct10,pctused 40. > > any idea. > > Mitchell >
exp and imp do not resize. Wht is allocated stays allocated. Check the manual, ALTER TABLE to see how to deallocate unused storage. -- Regards, Stephane Faroult Oriole Software -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Stephane Faroult 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).