The stuff in the Concepts manual is more than enough for 99% of the cases out there... Cheers Nuno Souto in sunny Sydney, Australia dbvision@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freeman Robert - IL" <FREEMANR@xxxxxxxx> > I agree that internals can be overwhelming, and may not always have a > practical application... however a fundimental understanding of certain > internals is important. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------