You mean dbms_schedule is clearly the better choice because DBCA is using dbms_job ? I hadn't considered the double-bluff as a design strategy, but I see what you mean. Regards Jonathan Lewis http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html Optimising Oracle Seminar - schedule updated May 1st ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark W. Farnham" <mwf@xxxxxxxx> To: <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 11:35 PM Subject: RE: system statistics in 10g Now, now, JL, you've confused me. Is the use of one or the other by DBCA indication of the choice reflecting "better" or "worse?" Anyway, I thought that the choice of tools in Oracle products reflected one product area manager owing another product area manager a favor and tortuous computations regarding the internal compensation model. ;) mwf ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------