> That would mean that the SCN is a 6-byte integer, or 48 bits, which makes > the max SCN exactly 281,474,976,710,656. > > Seems that overcommitting in procedures/apps is bad then.. it could lead to > a SCN "reset" before the 500 years are over (on a very fast system).. :) > By the year 2509 (+500 years) and on the rate Oracle releases new database version (every two years) that would be Oracle Database 261g Release 1 and I suppose there would be a bug fix for that :p - Karl Arao http://karlarao.wordpress.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l