Re: Oracle 7.3 features

David J Roth wrote:

> 
> Could someone post a list of new features in Oracle 7.3.
> 
> Thanks

David,

A quick list:

• Support for parallel execution of UNION, UNION ALL, & NOT IN
• Query optimizer is parallel-aware (will use it if you have it)
• Optimizer enhancements (uses histograms)
• Partition views
• Bit mapped indexes
• Hash Joins
• Asynchronous read-ahead for table scans
• Removal of "MAX EXTENTS"
• Temporary tablespace designated exclusively for sorts
• EXPLAIN PLAN improvements
• Reduced shared memory usage for stored PL/SQL procedures
• Ability to create a "stand-by" database
• Serializable transactions
• PL/SQL enhancements (FIRST, LAST, EXISTS)
• Updateable join views
• Additional performance tuning tools
• Faster index rebuilds
• Faster exports
• Includes WebServer

For a more detailed explanation of the above and for a more comprehensive list see:

http://www.oracle.com/products/oracle7/oracle7.3/html/oracle7.3_fs.html

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Paul Banas
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