PHP Code:
SQLcreate table test as select rownum rno from user_objects where rownum<10;

Table created.

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select From test;

       
RNO                                                                                                                    
==========                                                                                                                    
         
1                                                                                                                    
         2                                                                                                                    
         3                                                                                                                    
         4                                                                                                                    
         5                                                                                                                    
         6                                                                                                                    
         7                                                                                                                    
         8                                                                                                                    
         9                                                                                                                    

9 rows selected
.

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delete from test where rno=6;

1 row deleted.

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commit;

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>  select rno+1 from test a
  2   where not exists 
(select null from test b
  3   where b
.rno=a.rno+1)
  
4  /

     
RNO+1                                                                                                                    
==========                                                                                                                    
         
6                                                                                                                    
        10                                                                                                                    

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