Take a look at v$sesstat for the statistics on pga and uga memory used hth connor
--- Hussain Ahmed Qadri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Can anyone tell me what is the memory any session > takes when it logs on to > the database? That's is, when a person opens a SQL > plus window, how much > memory is allocated to that session (just opening it > and then the session is > idle). And when he performs certain query, which > returns over a few thousand > records or more, what is the effect on the memory > usage of that session. Any > guidelines perhaps? > > Regards, > > DBA > SKMCH&RC > ===== Connor McDonald web: http://www.oracledba.co.uk web: http://www.oaktable.net email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "GIVE a man a fish and he will eat for a day. But TEACH him how to fish, and...he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= 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).