Wouldn't this introduce a time-of-day dependency on the result?
Instead, how about: (trunc(sysdate) - erh.arrival_dt)) > 6 AND (ie. strictly greater than six days ago) - Bill. At 08:30 15/11/01 -0800, you wrote: >Cherie, > >Change the clause as follows > >orig ==> (trunc(sysdate) - trunc(erh.arrival_dt)) >= 7 AND > >new ==> erh.arrival_dt <= sysdate - 7 AND > >Hope this helps! > >Tom Mercadante >Oracle Certified Professional > > >-----Original Message----- >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:00 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > >I think that the following statement is keeping this application from using >an index in my cost-based execution plan. This is an 8.0.4 database so I >don't have the option of creating a function-based index. > >I'm not that great with SQL. Can anyone help me rewrite this statement so >that I don't need to use the TRUNC function on this column in blue? > > (trunc(sysdate) - trunc(erh.arrival_dt)) >= 7 AND > >Thanks, > >Cherie Machler >Oracle DBA >Gelco Information Network > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: > 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). >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: Mercadante, Thomas F > 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Bill Buchan 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).
