Hi Cherie, > I can't speak for dbms_utility but dbms_stats is supposed to generate > statistics at both the partition level and at the table level for > partitioned tables, which analyze does not do.
A small correction, ANALYZE also generates statisics at partition level and when an "analyze table <name> compute statistics" is done it generates statistics for the partitions. Analyze can also be run at the partition level as "analyze table <name> part (<pname>) compute statistics" and this will generate statistics only for that paritition. Its very useful as analyze can be run for the partitions of a table in parallel and so its a blessing when running analyze on huge partitioned tables. One of the big differences between analyze and dbms_stats is that analye cannot be run in parallel on a non partitioned table and definitely runs better in my opinion in general. Hope this helps. Regards, Madhavan http://www.dpapps.com -- Madhavan Amruthur DecisionPoint Applications -- http://fastmail.fm - In the time it takes you to read this, you could be FastMailing -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Madhavan Amruthur 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).
