column value format 999,999,999 select 'INIT.ORA sort_area_size: '||value from v$parameter where name like 'sort_area_size' / select a.name, value from v$statname a, v$sysstat where a.statistic# = v$sysstat.statistic# and a.name in ('sorts (disk)', 'sorts (memory)', 'sorts (rows)') /