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Re: Index management

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 09:37:14 -0700
Message-ID: <1083861434.242866@yasure>


Mike Ault wrote:

> used, if it is on concatenated columns and several other factors. I
> also tell them to compare it to the number of dirty blocks in the
> table and if it is several times that value the index may benefit from
> rebuilding.
>
> Mike

My apologies ... I try to stay out of these love fests ... but I am quite confused by your reference to dirty blocks in a table?

Can you please explain how a table can contain a dirty block?

Thanks.

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