My understanding is that avg_row_len is just that - it is the average real length of the rows, which is less than the maximum because varchar2() only takes the space needed (plus a little bit) unlike char() where trailing spaces are included. If there are no rows this average can't be calculated. I guess it should be NULL not zero!
Last edited by DaPi; 12-19-2002 at 10:35 AM.
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