CREATE TABLE tmp_quickie (mycol VARCHAR2(12)) STORAGE (INITIAL 10240 M); Whoops, that was supposed to be "K" not "M". Oh well, I'll just delete the table and redo it -- no harm done. Been there, done that. Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator rich.jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx QuadTech, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- From: ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx [mailto:ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:25 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: RE: LMT ASSM & next extent i poll for the size of the file and the total bytes of the segments in each file. I keep repository of past sizes of the data files(its just a table). if it extends i get an email. I work from there. I find it to be one less thing to have to worry about. Is this approach flawed? ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------