Sounds like a perfect scenario for the max records per block method outlined by Mark and Steve. Quoting David Sharples <dsharples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Thanks Cary, migrated rows definitely looks the way to go.=20 > > I can set a good setting if I was starting from scratch, where I didn't > have fat and skinny rows. The problem I have now is setting a good > value for a table with a mixture of rows on my live systems. > > So how does this sound, rebuild the table with default setting of 10 or > 20 % so the fat rows don't waste much space and the skinny rows have a > bit of room to grow and maybe some may migrate (that's ok) > > Then I do alter table xxx pctfree 60; for example - then new rows will > be able to grow as needed leaving old ones unaffected? > -- regards Wolfgang Breitling Oracle 7,8,8i,9i OCP DBA Centrex Consulting Corporation www.centrexcc.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------