OT: Funniest line in the manual.
Do you have a favourite (or favorite) joke in the Oracle manuals. I've been reading the Oracle 9 SQL reference manual - as one does from time to time - and spotted this gem on p. 2-97: quote /*+ ordered_predicates */ Use this hint in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements. /quote Can I propose this one for urban legend status for 2004 ? Jonathan Lewis http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk Next Seminar - UK, April 3rd - 5th http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html Host to The Co-Operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html Author of: Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jonathan Lewis INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
Re: OT: Funniest line in the manual.
You mean all this time my hints like the following: select * from table where /*+ LET_ME_CHOOSE_THE_ORDER */ /*+ DO_ME_FIRST */ col1 = 12 and /*+ NOT_ME_YET */ col2 = 13 and /*+ WHEN_YOU_GET_A_MOMENT_TRY_ME */ col3 = 14 isn't going to work ? :-) --- Jonathan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have a favourite (or favorite) joke in the Oracle manuals. I've been reading the Oracle 9 SQL reference manual - as one does from time to time - and spotted this gem on p. 2-97: quote /*+ ordered_predicates */ Use this hint in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements. /quote Can I propose this one for urban legend status for 2004 ? Jonathan Lewis http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk Next Seminar - UK, April 3rd - 5th http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html Host to The Co-Operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html Author of: Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jonathan Lewis INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). = Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
Re: OT: Funniest line in the manual.
Actually, when you think about this for a moment, it's not such a bad idea.
The format below would need some improvement but WTF. I bet it ends up
being an Oracle 9i release 'n' feature.
where use_nested{A.col1 = B.col1, taba_pk, tabb_pk}
where use_bitmap{A.sex = 'M', taba_bdx}
I'll bet 90% of Oracle's new features started out as an I Wish in
somebodies head at 3 in the morning.
Brian P. MacLean
Oracle DBA, OCP8i
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You mean all this time my hints like the following:
select *
from table
where /*+ LET_ME_CHOOSE_THE_ORDER */
/*+ DO_ME_FIRST */ col1 = 12 and
/*+ NOT_ME_YET */ col2 = 13 and
/*+ WHEN_YOU_GET_A_MOMENT_TRY_ME */ col3 = 14
isn't going to work ?
:-)
--- Jonathan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Do you have a favourite (or favorite) joke in the
Oracle manuals. I've been reading the Oracle 9
SQL reference manual - as one does from time
to time - and spotted this gem on p. 2-97:
quote
/*+ ordered_predicates */
Use this hint in the WHERE clause of SELECT
statements.
/quote
Can I propose this one for urban legend status
for 2004 ?
Jonathan Lewis
http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk
Next Seminar - UK, April 3rd - 5th
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Author of:
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