okay... ill finish now... 1. create table_new w/ partitions 2. use 'ALTER TABLE table_new EXCHANGE PARTITION <partition_name> WITH TABLE table_old WITH VALIDATION 3. drop table_old 4. rename table_new to table_old 'ALTER TABLE table_new RENAME TO table_old'??? Thanks all On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:08:48 -0700, Bryan Wells <bunjibry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > All... > > I have a table in a 9.2.0 test environment that is supposed to be > partitioned to match that in production. the appropriate tablespaces > and index_tablespaces have been created, but Im unsure of the proper > what to proceed. Heres what I think, correct me in anyway: > > 1. create table_new w/ partitions > 2. > > -- > Bryan S Wells > bunjibry@xxxxxxxxx > -- Bryan S Wells bunjibry@xxxxxxxxx -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l