My guess will be to preserve the changes to the data dictionary, which are just Oracle tables anyway. When you create a table, a record goes to TAB$, SEG$ and so on and so forth. Unless there is a commit these information is not visible.
But now that you asked, I wnder why the same objective couldn't have been done through autonomous transactions. Arup ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 6:33 AM > Hi friends > > Why DDL statements performs auto commit ? What is the exact reason behind > that one? > Anyone can share his/her opinions!! > > Thanks & regards > BanarasiBabu > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: BanarasiBabu Tippa > 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). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Arup Nanda 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).