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Re: NULLS FIRST option in CREATE INDEX?

From: Alanoly J. Andrews <alanolya_at_invera.com>
Date: 20 Jun 2003 06:59:45 -0700
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Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3EEE51D0.53554645_at_exxesolutions.com>...


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> To which it should be added that Oracle doesn't index NULLs.




Daniel,



I think you should be aware that Oracle does index null values
if they occur in a column that is part of a composite index. In
such cases, the NULLs are placed last in the ordering.



Alanoly Andrews.
Received on Fri Jun 20 2003 - 08:59:45 CDT












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