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> 22. Data inside the segment can reside in two or more data files with
> the same tablespace.
>
> No. A single segment does not cross file boundaries. The segments
> for a given object can span multiple data files, but a single segment,
> and the data within, resides in ONE datafile.
>
Aren't you confusing with extents ? A segment consists of one or more extents but each extent resides in only 1 datafile ? Received on Sat Sep 15 2007 - 07:34:42 CDT