Re: ORA-26028: index initially in unusable state

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:56:31 -0000, John Dunn <jdunn_at_sefas.com> wrote:
> I am trying to understand why I get this error when using direct path
> sqlldr.
>
> There are no constraints on the table, just this index which is one field in
> the table.
>
> Why do I get this error?.
>
> The error text says
>
> Either rebuild the index, re-create the index, or use either
> SKIP_UNUSABLE_INDEXES or SKIP_INDEX_MAINTENANCE (Sql*Loader only).
>
> but it is not clear to me which I should do. using the skip options seems
> easiest, but what are the implications of using any of the skip options?

The implications are that the index will remain unusable, but the data will get loaded.

I'm not sure I see how ALTER INDEX REBUILD is particularly hard, do you want the index to remain unusable and if so why do you not just drop it?

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