Oracle-L: RE: dropping a column

From: Adams, Matthew (GECP, MABG, 088130) <MATT.ADAMS_at_APPL.GE.COM>
Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 10:22:04 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005941CD.20030508102204@fatcity.com>

Never mind, found the problem. After trying it again and monitoring v$session_event and v$session_wait we see that almost all the time was spent waiting on log buffer space, which turned out to be set WAY too small.

Matt Adams - GE Appliances - matt.adams_at_appl.ge.com When someone says "I want a programming language in which I only need say what I want done", give him a lollipop.

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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.

Matt Adams - GE Appliances - matt.adams_at_appl.ge.com When someone says "I want a programming language in which I only need say what I want done", give him a lollipop.

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Author: Adams, Matthew (GECP, MABG, 088130) INET: MATT.ADAMS_at_APPL.GE.COM

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