RE: DBMS_STATS error

why are you so focused on this view: DBA_TAB_MODIFICATIONS

It contains info on tables *modified* :
columns INSERTS, UPDATES, DELETES give you the number rows inserted or updated or deleted since the ****last**** your tables was analyzed....

Concerning your error, I ran it as SYSTEM and it worked...8.1.7.0 SQL> exec
dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats(ownname=>'REGIS',estimate_percent=>20,degree=
>16,cascade=>true,options=>'GATHER EMPTY'
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

which version of Oracle you are running ? Can you do a: desc dbms_stats ?
Regis

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I ran the following and got an error. Any idea? I noticed after I ran it that my DBA_TAB_MODIFICATION view has no records even though I ran gather_schema_stats yesterdays

SQL> exec
dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats(ownname=>'MASTER_TEST2',estimate_percent=>20, degree=>16,cascade=>true,options=>'GATH
ER EMPTY');
BEGIN
dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats(ownname=>'MASTER_TEST2',estimate_percent=>20, degree=>16,cascade=>true,options=>'GATHER E MPTY'); END; *
ERROR at line 1:

ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_STATS", line 4609
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_STATS", line 4732
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_STATS", line 4704
ORA-06512: at line 1

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