Hi, I have a table with several columns which include a NUMBER(year) and a VARCHAR(some code) columns. The VARCHAR column has values that start with either 1 or 2 or 3 or 4. I would like to have composite range partition key based on YEAR and the first digit of the VARCHAR column. Is there any way I can accomplish this? Can I use some function like SUBSTR to partition the table based on first digit of VARCHAR column data? Thanks for your help. Surendra ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------