Re: Oracle PCTUSED/PCTFREE settings

In article <873386452.14220_at_dejanews.com>,   moores_at_digitech.net wrote:
>
> I'm a little confused in determining the optimal value for PCTUSED.
> I understand the principle, but well-known documentation
> (Oracle DBA manual, Oracle Design by O'Reilly) contradicts each other.
> I am inclined to set PCTUSED to zero, instead of leaving it at the
> default
> of 40.
> WHy does it matter how many deletes/updates i do? Is it okay
> to bring a block off of the free list when the block is empty?
>
> --Michael
>
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I meant to say "Is it okay
> to put a block ON the free list when the block is empty?

--MIchael

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