Re: Create table for append only

From: Syltrem <syltremzulu_at_videotron.ca>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 11:45:12 -0400
Message-ID: <gEBZj.147597$Tj3.88578@en-nntp-02.dc1.easynews.com>


>
> "Mark D Powell" <Mark.Powell_at_eds.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 5373c4fb-be92-45a0-b3bf-> fa35dc867337_at_f36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> > On May 23, 9:04 am, Andrea <netsecur..._at_tiscali.it> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> > sorry for my question but i would like to give some tips for create a
> > table in 10g database.
> > This table have 40 colums and start with few rows, about 2 thousand,
> > but it will increase soon (it appends hundred rows every day) only
> > through append transactions. I thinked to create a IOT table (index
> > organized) and maybe partition it also.
> >
> > So if this kind of table has not updates but only append and select,
> > which are the best practices in this case?
> >
>> thanks for advice
> > Andrew
>
> In Oracle and with SQL the DML operations are select, insert, update,
> and delete. What do you mean by "append". Unless you are using only
> direct path insert tasks the rows will be inserted where ever in the
> table that free space exists. If you never delete then logically all
> inserts will be to the end of the table. On the other hand if you use
> an IOT the inserts are in PK order so unless the key is sequential the
> rows will be inserted into the proper key location.
>
> Also what version of Oracle?
>
> So exactly what are you asking?
>
> -- Mark D Powell --

The OP wants to know it it's a good thing for a table heavily (more or less) inserted into, to be organized as IOT.

Syltrem Received on Fri May 23 2008 - 10:45:12 CDT

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