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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2007
Shrikanth Shankar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ananth Raghavan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Badhri G. Varanasi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shrikanth Shankar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ananth Raghavan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Badhri G. Varanasi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for referencing a partition of a data storage space in a request to perform an operation with relation to the partition are disclosed. The techniques disclosed do not rely on knowing the partition's name, thus simplifying the process of requesting a database to perform an operation on a partition when that partition's name is unknown. Data such as a DDL statement is received. The data indicates a value in a FOR clause in lieu of the partition name. The data also indicates an operation to be performed with respect to a particular partition of the partitioned space. The particular partition is not named in the received data. Based on the value, it is determined that the particular partition is a first partition. The operation is performed with respect to the first partition.