Re:Regarding Data Blocks ...

From: <dgoulet_at_vicr.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 08:51:40 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002E4163.20010406082617@fatcity.com>

Harsh,

Block headers as they are called, have been around in Oracle for as long as I can remember (Nov 1985). They have gotten a bit larger over the years though.

Dick Goulet

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Author: Harsh Agrawal <HARSHA_at_Amdocs.com>
Date:       4/6/2001 12:25 AM

Can any body ?

A block consists of Table directory (Information regarding the tables having rows in a block)

and

row directory (Information regarding the actual rows in a block).

Is this str. common to Oracle (i.e. previous version also) or specific only to Ora 8.X

Harsh
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