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RE: last column in a table is added with a DEFAULT

From: <Rajesh.Rao_at_jpmchase.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 11:54:24 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005C981B.20030807115424@fatcity.com>

I know, with earlier version of Oracle, columns likely to have null values were placed at the end of the table, to save on some minuscle bytes of space. If the null columns fall between columns with data values, then one byte is used for their storage. Else, they require no storage. But no, there is no bug related to the last column having a default value.

Raj

                                                                                                                     
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David,

Nope. Your programmer is wrong.

Tom Mercadante
Oracle Certified Professional

     -----Original Message-----
     From: Ehresmann, David [mailto:David.Ehresmann_at_ps.net]
     Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:09 PM
     To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
     Subject: RE: last column in a table is added with a DEFAULT

     I understand that part.  What the programmer is saying that you can
     not add the last column to a table with a default value.  Does that
     sound reasonable?
     thanks, Raj.
     David.
          -----Original Message-----
          From: Jamadagni, Rajendra [mailto:Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com]
          Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:25 PM
          To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
          Subject: RE: last column in a table is added with a DEFAULT



          as soon as you add a column all depending code goes invalid, the
          dependency checking process doesn't discriminate about the
          default value.


          Raj
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          All Views expressed in this email are strictly personal.
          QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art !





          -----Original Message-----
          From: Ehresmann, David [mailto:David.Ehresmann_at_ps.net]
          Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:09 PM
          To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
          Subject: last column in a table is added with a DEFAULT





          Has anybody ever heard of this?  I have a developer saying this
          is an oracle
          bug.  It caused some packages to go invalid.





          "The error seems to be related to a bug in oracle caused when the
          last
          column in a table is added with a default."


          David Ehresmann




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