RE: dropping a column

From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 08:22:17 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00593E26.20030508082217@fatcity.com>

Matthew - Oracle has to pull up each block and reorganize it. Take a look at the SET UNUSED option.

Dennis Williams
DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com

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Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 10:52 AM
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Does anyone have any timing for dropping a column in 8.1.7 (hpux11)?

We're dropping one column from a table with about 2.3 million rows using about 115 Meg of space and it's taking 50 minutes. Seems a little long to me, but this is the first time I've tried it.

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