ROWID does not guarantee the order of entry, either. ROWID is an index to
the datafile and block in which the row is stored. The blocks can be
anywhere in the data file...
"Bliss" <bliss_is_ignorance_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3be2df79_2_at_news.tm.net.my...
> David,
>
> I think we had this discussion on mail before....
>
> Regards,
> Bliss
> "David Fitzjarrell" <oratune_at_msn.com> wrote in message
> news:32d39fb1.0110261044.2d36ccf6_at_posting.google.com...
> > In the absence of any other ordering Oracle DOES display data in the
> > order it was inserted into the table. The default behaviour is to
> > order by ROWID.
> >
> > "Bliss" <bliss_is_ignorance_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<3bd83ba3_1_at_news.tm.net.my>...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Though your script works in 9i, it seems a little illogical to me....
> How
> > > can you INSERT using ORDER BY? What will you achieve by doing this???
> > > Remember that Oracle does not display data in order it is inserted
when
> you
> > > give a SELECT statement. If you can specify what you are trying to
> achieve,
> > > may be there'll be a solution...
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Bliss
> > >
> > > "tIM" <tjm_at_geac.dk> wrote in message
> > > news:b1f8412c.0110250426.69c05a26_at_posting.google.com...
> > > > Hi I am faced with a problem ...
> > > >
> > > > If I run the following code on Oracle 8i the create procedure fails.
I
> > > > can't figure out why because the command alone works!!!
> > > >
> > > > Note that this works on 9i (is this a confirmed bug with a patch or
> > > > anything!!!?!?)
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > > CREATE TABLE TEST1(
> > > > test1 number(1));
> > > >
> > > > CREATE TABLE TEST2(
> > > > test1 number(1));
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > insert into test1 (test1) select test1
> > > > FROM
> > > > test2
> > > > WHERE
> > > > test1='ss'
> > > > ORDER BY test1;
> > > >
> > > > CREATE PROCEDURE TEST
> > > > IS
> > > > BEGIN
> > > > insert into test1 (test1) select test1
> > > > FROM
> > > > test2
> > > > WHERE
> > > > test1='ss'
> > > > ORDER BY test1;
> > > > END;
> > > > /
>
>
Received on Fri Nov 02 2001 - 15:02:56 CST
