Sorry .. I should have mentioned. I am on 9204(solaris8). Is this a "New Feature" of 92 then ? -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Connor McDonald Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 6:28 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: GTT Locks I don't observe your results on a system here (8174) - the entry appears in v$locked_object. SQL> insert into GTT values (1); 1 row created. SQL> select object_name, object_type, a.object_id, b.locked_mode from dba_objects a, 2 v$locked_object b where a.object_id=b.object_id; OBJECT_NAME OBJECT_TYPE OBJECT_ID LOCKED_MODE ---------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------- ----------- GTT TABLE 102302 3 hth connor --- Ravi Kulkarni <kulkarni.ravi@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Trying to understand the locking behavior of GTTs (Global Temporary Tables) : > (GTT_T is a GTT. T is a regular table) > > SQL> insert into gtt_t values (1000); > 1 row created. > > SQL> select object_name, object_type, a.object_id, b.locked_mode from > dba_objects a, > v$locked_object b where a.object_id=b.object_id; > no rows selected > > SQL> insert into gtt_t select *from T; > 1 row created. > > SQL> select object_name, object_type, a.object_id, b.locked_mode from > dba_objects a, > v$locked_object b where a.object_id=b.object_id; > > OBJECT_NAME OBJECT_TYPE OBJECT_ID OBJECT_ID LOCKED_MODE > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > GTT_T TABLE 204835 204835 3 > > > The user acquires a lock on the GTT for performing DML ONLY when selecting > from a Non-GTT. > 1. How is this different from the first insert on GTT? (In either case, I > noticed a 'TO' > lock-type in v$lock) > 2. Where can I find more info on GTT-peculiarities ? > > TIA, > Ravi. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ===== Connor McDonald Co-author: "Mastering Oracle PL/SQL - Practical Solutions" - available now web: http://www.oracledba.co.uk web: http://www.oaktable.net email: connor_mcdonald@xxxxxxxxx "GIVE a man a fish and he will eat for a day. But TEACH him how to fish, and...he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day" ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------