Is this surprising? I still remember an Oracle presentation when 8i was first coming out and the Oracle rep answered a question about hints by saying that no one should use hints any more because the optimizer always used the best path.
Half the room burst out laughing :). Jay Miller -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:43 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L choice Even Oracle was reluctant to admit that it was accessing a wacko index until I pressed them for it. I asked them to give me the relevant CBO code, but noooooo, not even a decent 10053 doc..... -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Miller, Jay 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).