Re: Oracle Row ID Question

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:28:55 +0100
Message-ID: <bi6dm1550a6g0upiu979mv70ompd2u1bn9@4ax.com>

On 31 Oct 2005 13:19:15 -0800, amerar_at_iwc.net wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm looking for a good reference that gives some good information on
>the Oracle Row ID of Oracle 7 and then when it changed in Oracle 8.
>
>Also, any further info on Bigfile tablespaces, and if the Row ID is
>changed at all for that.
>
>I've searched a bit, but have not found anything good enough......
>
>Thanks.

The rowid format was changed in 8.0 to introduce Partitioning. It changed again in 10g.
As all versions of the doco are still online, and the old format is documented in all newer documentation kits, you would just best read the doco.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Mon Oct 31 2005 - 16:28:55 CST