Re: Dropping partitions with data versus empty

From: <Cherie_Machler_at_gelco.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 09:55:40 -0700
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Stephane,

Thanks for your reply. We are considering truncating the partitions first. Our main issue is recoverability. Not so much if we can't recover a partition that we want to get rid of but rather if we accidentally truncate a partition that we want to keep. Just trying to cover all our bases.

Probably we will use the truncate command first. We'll just have to have someone proofread the script first.

Cherie

                                                                                       
                              
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Removing data from a partition is not a lot of work : alter table X truncate partition Y ;

Cherie_Machler_at_gelco.com a écrit : >
> Anyone have any problems dropping partitions that
> hold data?
>
> We are debating the risk involved in dropping
> populated partitions
> as opposed to purging the data out of them first and
> then dropping
> them (a lot of work).
>
> Theoretically, this should work o.k. but has anybody
> actually had
> problems doing this?
>
> Cherie
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