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"Donna Yorukoglu" <dym7_at_outreach.psu.edu> wrote in message
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> I have one multi-column index (using a concatenated datastore). Works
> great. However, I would like to either create a new index on another
> table and then join the indices or create one index across both
> tables. Are either of these options possible with Oracle 8.1.7? Any
> advice would be greatly appreciated.
Joining indexes makes no sense. if you index the relevant columns then (if appropriate) oracle will use both indexes to get to the data.
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