Re: Bitmap Indexes ?
From: Vikas Agnihotri <vikas_at_insight.att.com>
Date: 1996/11/11
Message-ID: <slrn58eha0.lim.vikas_at_joshua.insight.att.com>#1/1
Date: 1996/11/11
Message-ID: <slrn58eha0.lim.vikas_at_joshua.insight.att.com>#1/1
On Sat, 09 Nov 1996 12:19:25 -0600, Krishna K. Kurup <krishnak_at_kna.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Bitmap indexes is a feature of Oracle 7.3(.2) and above versions.
>
>Would some one be able to explain, how a bitmap index is used ? In what
>way is it different from b-tree indexes ? How does it improve
>performance over and above other forms of data access methods.
>
>thanks
>Krishna
Check out the white paper on Bitmap Indexes in
http://tiburon.us.oracle.com/odp/public/library/cr/html/cr_white.html
You will also find a variety of useful white-papers on a whole bunch of topics there.. Try not to wander off too much.. Remember you have a job you are getting paid to do .... ;-)
--Vikas Received on Mon Nov 11 1996 - 00:00:00 CET