Raj, I feel like I'm asking a stupid question but, here goes, is there an index on that table that contains the mso_or_independent_id column?
Is this column declare a varchar by any chance? Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 2:23 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L This is from my user .... I can't figure why Oracle is not using the index even with a hint. Optimizer mode is RULE. BTW the query always returns NULL value. I'm running a simple query. It's taking too long. Ran an explain plan on it and it's doing a full table scan for some reason. I've tried every data base thinking there was an index missing or something. I did /*+ first_rows */ as well with no success. Any ideas ? Any suggestions would be appreciated !!!!!! select mso_or_independent_id from billing_file_summary where mso_or_independent_id = 0104167; INDEXES ON THE TABLE INDEX_NAME INDEX_TYPE TABLE_NAME TABLE UNIQUENES ------------------------------ --------------------------- ------------------------------ ----- --------- BFD_PARENT_INV_IDX NORMAL BILLING_FILE_SUMMARY TABLE NONUNIQUE BFS_BILL_TO_ID_IDX NORMAL BILLING_FILE_SUMMARY TABLE NONUNIQUE BFS_MSO_IND_IDX NORMAL BILLING_FILE_SUMMARY TABLE NONUNIQUE BFS_ORG_IDX NORMAL BILLING_FILE_SUMMARY TABLE NONUNIQUE BFS_PRINTED_INV_IDX NORMAL BILLING_FILE_SUMMARY TABLE NONUNIQUE BFS_YEAR_MONTH_IDX NORMAL BILLING_FILE_SUMMARY TABLE NONUNIQUE PK_BILLING_FILE_SUMMARY NORMAL BILLING_FILE_SUMMARY TABLE UNIQUE Explain shows a full table scan TO_CHAR(TIMESTAM OBJECT_NAME OPERATION OPTIONS ---------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------- 11202001 01:42pm BILLING_FILE_SUMMARY TABLE ACCESS FULL 11202001 01:42pm SELECT STATEMENT TIA Raj ______________________________________________________ Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc. Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com Any opinion expressed here is personal and doesn't reflect that of ESPN Inc. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, but having an opinion is an art! -- 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).
