Message-Id: <10589.114484@fatcity.com> From: "Koivu, Lisa" Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 07:57:41 -0400 Subject: RE: Index creation and locking This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C005E6.D96DD166 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Linda, I have seen this happen with 'resource busy and acquired with nowait specified' error returned to a user trying to query a table while (bitmap) index creation is running. However, it was not consistent. Heck, try it out and see what you end up with. Let us know. Lisa -----Original Message----- From: Linda Hagedorn [mailto:Linda@pets.com] Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 8:47 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Index creation and locking Does index creation lock the underlying records or table for the duration of the creation, and subsequently interfere with other transactions, such as on-line? -- Author: Linda Hagedorn INET: Linda@pets.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (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). ------_=_NextPart_001_01C005E6.D96DD166 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Index creation and locking

Linda,

I have seen this happen with 'resource busy and = acquired with nowait specified' error returned to a user trying to = query a table while (bitmap) index creation is running.  However, = it was not consistent. 

Heck, try it out and see what you end up with.  = Let us know.

Lisa



-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Hagedorn [mailto:Linda@pets.com]
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 8:47 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Index creation and locking


Does index creation lock the underlying records or = table for the duration of
the creation, and subsequently interfere with other = transactions, such as
on-line?


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