RE: Clean temporary tablespace

Stephen.Lee_at_DTAG.Com scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon:

> I got the impression that the poster was thinking segments allocated
> in temp tablespace must be released, cleaned out, blown away, etc.
> before something else can come along and use the space.

i was always under the impression that you didn't need to do anything to the temp tablespace. that the segments were just reused as needed. am i behind the times here?

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