----- Original Message ----- From: "Mercadante, Thomas F" <thomas.mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Because > they are constantly having records inserted and deleted every day. And = > my > version of Oracle (8.1.7) does not do a good job of reusing the deleted > space - I've seen the data files just growing and growing. So I = > perform Probably worth reviewing PCTFREE and PCTUSED in your case, especially PCTUSED (which should be higher than default if you have "deleted space" issues). A bit more extreme is the use of 2 underscore parameters. See Steve Adams' site for more info. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------