Maybe because drop table is actually a modification of the data dictionary. I recall that Oracle training thing where they have you start a long-running select on a table in one session, then drop the table in another session, and the select on the dropped table keeps on running OK.
It does seem that a change to the tablespace itself would eventually happen ... maybe when it is brought back online the available storage space gets updated to reflect the disappearance of the table??? > -----Original Message----- > I could actually drop the table, something I didn't think > could happen in an LMT when it was read-only. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephen Lee INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
