Richard et al,
{for those who've been following the thread on Rebuilding Indexes ...}
I've just been reading the AskTom thread on rebuilding indexes
at http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:6601312252730
and picked on the important line
"Coalesce... reclaim the free space from mostly empty index leaf blocks that will not be reused otherwise due to your increasing sequence. "
Richard has also pointed COALESCE as a better option. COALESCE would be a better option than REBUILD for Indexes on monotonically increasing sequences where older values are purged periodically.
Hemant K Chitale Oracle 9i Database Administrator Certified Professional My personal web site is : http://hkchital.tripod.com
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