I don't have access to 9.2.0.1 right now. But can you try creating a non- unique index instead of the unique index. If you create a unique index, it gets dropped. That's the behavior on 8.1.x also. But if it's a non-unique index, it shouldn't get dropped.
Regards, Denny Quoting Rachel Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 9.2.0.1 Solaris, and yes, it does drop it > > I created a unique index in the primary key columns > I created the primary key constraint without specifying an index > I checked that the index existed, it did > I dropped the primary key constraint > I checked that the index existed, it didn't > > try it.... I tried various combinations before posting this note > > > --- Denny Koovakattu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > If you build a separate index to enforce the primary key, Oracle > > shouldn't > > drop it when you disable or drop the primary key. > > > > Regards, > > Denny > > > > Quoting Rachel Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Here's a reason: > > > > > > have you ever tried to find the three duplicate rows in a 12 > > million > > > row table without using the primary key constraint? I've had to > > > disable > > > or drop the constraint in order to use the exceptions table. Once > I > > do > > > that, even if I've built a separate index that enforces the > primary > > > key > > > constraint, Oracle drops the index. So I HAVE to rebuild it. If I > > > allow > > > the index to be rebuilt when I re-enable the primary key > > constraint, > > > it > > > builds it in the default tablespace of the table owner, not where > I > > > want it. > > > > > > if anyone has a better way to fix this problem, I'm more than > happy > > to > > > hear it! It's a data warehouse and the third party app has a bug > we > > > can't find and on occasion sqlloads (via direct path) duplicate > > rows > > > > > > Rachel > > > > > > --- Jared Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Though I have published a script for determining indexes that > > > > need to be rebuilt, and then rebuilding them, I have to say > that > > > > this is almost never necessary. > > > > > > > > Why are you rebuilding indexes? About the only reason for ever > > > > doing so is that the BLEVEL >= 5. > > > > > > > > goto asktom.oracle.com, and do a search on 'index rebuild'. > > > > > > > > Currently, the third article may be of interest. > > > > > > > > Jared > > > > > > > > On Thursday 26 December 2002 12:24, Richard Huntley wrote: > > > > > Anyone have any useful scripts for doing this? > > > > > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > Rich > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="Attachment: > > 1" > > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > Content-Description: > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > > > > -- > > > > Author: Jared Still > > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > > http://www.fatcity.com > > > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting > > > services > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 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). 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