DBMS_STATS does not compute number of chained rows. analyze table x list chained rows - this does but if the table is large and has lots of chained rows, then need a lot of rollback space for rows inserted into the chained_rows table. Is there another way to just get a count of chained rows? Jeffrey Beckstrom Database Administrator Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Information Systems 1240 W. 6th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l