Re: Oracle server versions

From: Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 06:47:10 +0200
Message-ID: <5hlious0k56rhfnchtvkqkpk6tdka9m1jc@4ax.com>

On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:48:13 -0700, "M Hashim" <m.a.n.hashim_at_sympatico.ca> wrote:

>hmmmmmmm.
>Let's see.
> 7.3.4 - 7.3.2 = 0.0.2
>
>Actual diff between these 2 versions would be most likely BUG fixes/
>Patches - go to metalink and lookup 7.3.4 patches. I doubt whether there was
>any feature diff between the 2 versions.
>
>HTH
In fact, there is.
7.3.3 has the CBO fully overhauled, introducing several new access paths, one of them being the index fast full scan access path. IIRC 7.3.3 also introduced the possibility of resizing a datafile, and rebuilding indexes.

7.3.4 is a bug fix release with respect to 7.3.3

Regards

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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