Try the following URL, which (points to a Word document)
describing how Oracle works. There is a diagram of how
a split works (and one of how it doesn't work).

Regards

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Prem Khanna J" <jprem@(protected)>
To: <oracle-l@(protected)>
Cc: <cary.millsap@(protected)>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 4:57 AM
Subject: RE: How does Oracle keep B-tree indexes to 3 levels?


Hi Cary & List ,

i have been long trying to get a pictorial representation
of a simple b-tree index and how it changes as the
index grows . Though i read the docs , still i'm not
able to say "okay , this is how b-tree index works" .

Has anyone got something like what i'm looking for ?

Just curious to know :
Cary , what does * Nullius in verba * mean ?

Regards,
Prem.


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