Also, here's a script that I call show_hwm.sql, which should relieve = some of the tedium of working w/ DBMS_SPACE. set serveroutput on size 200000 set verify off; declare total_blocks number; total_bytes number; unused_blocks number; unused_bytes number; l_file_id number; l_used_block_id number; l_used_block number; cursor get_table is select table_name from user_tables where table_name =3D '&table_name'; get_table_rec get_table%ROWTYPE; cursor get_index(h_table_name in char) is select index_name from user_indexes where table_name =3D h_table_name; begin for get_table_rec in get_table loop dbms_space.unused_space(user,get_table_rec.table_name,'TABLE' , total_blocks , total_bytes,unused_blocks,unused_bytes,l_file_id, l_used_block_id , l_used_block ); dbms_output.put_line('=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D'||get_table_rec.table_n= ame||'=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D'); dbms_output.put_line('Total blocks = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(total_blocks)); dbms_output.put_line('Total bytes = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(total_bytes)); dbms_output.put_line('Total unused blocks = =3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(unused_blocks)); dbms_output.put_line('Total unused bytes = =3D=3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(unused_bytes)); dbms_output.put_line('Blocks below HWM = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(total_blocks-unused_blo cks)); for get_index_rec in get_index(get_table_rec.table_name) loop dbms_space.unused_space(USER,get_index_rec.index_name,'INDEX' , total_blocks , = total_bytes,unused_blocks,unused_bytes,l_file_id,l_used_block_id , l_used_block ); = dbms_output.put_line('=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D'||get_index_rec.index_n= ame||'=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D'); dbms_output.put_line('Total blocks = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(total_blocks)); dbms_output.put_line('Total bytes = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(total_bytes)); dbms_output.put_line('Total unused bytes = =3D=3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(unused_bytes)); dbms_output.put_line('Total unused blocks = =3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(unused_blocks)); dbms_output.put_line('Blocks below HWM = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D>'||to_char(total_blocks-unu sed_blocks)); end loop; end loop; end; / See if that doesn't make life a little easier. -Mark PS I believe credit for the script goes to Riyaj Shamsudeen....though = it's been quite a while since he's worked here, I'm pretty sure he's on = this list. Thanks Riyaj! ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Bobak, Mark=20 Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:59 PM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: ((RE)) Calculating LIOs Nope, cause it's not in the data dictionary....;-) -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:56 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: ((RE)) Calculating LIOs anyway to get the HWM of indexes without dbms_space? Its a pain to pass = all those parameters. I'm familiar with the package. anyway to grab it = out of the data dictionary?=20 -------------- Original message --------------=20 > Try using DBMS_SPACE.UNUSED_SPACE. =3D20=20 >=20 > It should be pretty self-explanatory:=20 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------