> Oracle will round the extent size up to an even block size. So you > should use binary for extent sizes. I'm really only dealing with tables with extents sizes in MB. Our database has a block size of 32KB, so whether the extent size is 1MB, 3MB, 5MB, or 32MB, no rounding issue will exist. Dave ------------------------------------- Dave Herring, DBA Acxiom Corporation 3333 Finley Downers Grove, IL 60515 wk: 630.944.4762 <mailto:dherri@xxxxxxxxxx> ------------------------------------- ************************************************************************** The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please resend this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. Thank You. ************************************************************************** -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l