it'll have to wait until Monday, I'm not at work until then. I'll try
it with a non-unique then

Hey, if it works, it saves me tons of time, I learn something new and I
had fun developing the single SQL statement to rebuild the constraint
and index. Win-win 


Rachel

--- Denny Koovakattu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> 
>   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
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