Terrible expecially on inserts into the database, it may have to do a full table scan to insert one record. Don't do it.
>From: "Shishir Kumar Mishra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Unindexed foreign key >Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 04:13:36 -0800 > >Hi Gurus! >How does the unindexed foreign key affect the performance ? > >regards.... >Shishir Kumar Mishra >Agni Software (P) Ltd. >www.agnisoft.com >---------------------------------- >Vidya Dadaati Viniyam >---------------------------------- > > Over and out Basher 59 _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: basher 59 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).
