Problems with long tables [message #56240] |
Thu, 13 March 2003 08:00 |
Riya
Messages: 7 Registered: March 2001
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Hi! My question is regarding tables that have more than 450+ columns. What are some of the problems of having huge tables? Also is it worth the time and effort to break down the tables into much smaller ones? Thank you!
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Re: Problems with long tables [message #56242 is a reply to message #56240] |
Thu, 13 March 2003 08:36 |
Bhupinder Mohan Singh Kap
Messages: 5 Registered: March 2003
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Well, From Oracle 8 onwards, we can have max of 1000 columns in a single table. But by having large no. of columns there is a very high probability of incorporating row-chaining, which can have serious Performance repurcussions. So, it is always ideal not to have very large no. of columns in a table unless it leads to a high degree of de-normalization
take care,
BHUPI
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