check the value of pctincrease for your table from user_tables/dba_tables. note that the default pctincrease for tablespace is 50. my guess pctincrease value fo your table is non-zero
alternatively, the size might be attributed to the fact that oracle rounds the number of blocks that make up the extent. i forget what that is .. my tired brain cells tell me that its something like 5 blocks or so . Deepak --- Gene Gurevich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. > > I have two tables in my database. They both have > the NEXT_EXTENT set to 512K for a long time. Yet > all the extents for these tables are either 16 > or 24K. I have checked the next extent sessing once > and again and it has always shown 512K. The tables > are not being truncated. Why would Oracle create > the new extents with different size? Is there any > other > place I need to check? > > thanks for any input > > Gene > > ===== > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find a job, post your resume. > http://careers.yahoo.com > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Gene Gurevich > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Deepak Thapliyal INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
