One of Mr Jonathan Lewis' posts refers to 'forced code paths'. What is a 'forced code path'?
regards madhu >There are a number of possible anomalies in the >information that you have sent to Oracle, and your >init.ora has a number of strange settings which may >be affecting things (possibly because of bugs, >possibly because of resource demands and forced >code paths). However, based on your initial description, >I think Oracle is chewing up CPU trying to optimize >your query, and I would take steps to check whether >this is actually the case (e.g. keep reducing the size >of the IN list). > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Madhusudhanan Sampath 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).