based on the date it was written, that was before hints were available for use. so it makes sense to include the dummy comparison to the indexed column in the where clause as described in the note.
You mean Oracle sometimes thinks of these things BEFORE we do? nah! --- Jared Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Note 1009345.6 on MetaLink provides a solution > similar to the one proposed with an index. > > Jared > > On Tuesday 05 November 2002 09:24, Orr, Steve wrote: > > Challenge: present SQL results hierarchically and sort the nodes. > Use sort > > column without changing data. Here's the DDL/DML to start: > > > > create table treenode ( > > id number not null > > constraint pk_treenode primary key, > > parentid number not null, > > nodeorder number not null, > > description varchar2(20) null); > > > > insert into treenode values(1,0,0,'top folder'); > > insert into treenode values(9,1,0,'1st subfolder'); > > insert into treenode values(7,1,2,'3rd subfolder'); > > insert into treenode values(2,1,1,'2nd subfolder'); > > insert into treenode values(8,7,1,'folder 3 item 2'); > > insert into treenode values(6,2,3,'folder 2 item 3'); > > insert into treenode values(5,7,0,'folder 3 item 1'); > > insert into treenode values(3,2,2,'folder 2 item 2'); > > insert into treenode values(4,2,1,'folder 2 item 1'); > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Here's the data presented hierachically without the desired sort: > > select * from treenode > > start with parentid=0 connect by prior id = parentid; > > ID PARENTID NODEORDER DESCRIPTION > > ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------------- > > 1 0 0 top folder > > 9 1 0 1st subfolder > > 7 1 2 3rd subfolder > > 8 7 1 folder 3 item 2 > > 5 7 0 folder 3 item 1 > > 2 1 1 2nd subfolder > > 6 2 3 folder 2 item 3 > > 3 2 2 folder 2 item 2 > > 4 2 1 folder 2 item 1 > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > Desired SQL statement results: > > ID PARENTID NODEORDER DESCRIPTION > > ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------------- > > 1 0 0 top folder > > 9 1 0 1st subfolder > > 2 1 1 2nd subfolder > > 4 2 1 folder 2 item 1 > > 3 2 2 folder 2 item 2 > > 6 2 3 folder 2 item 3 > > 7 1 2 3rd subfolder > > 5 7 0 folder 3 item 1 > > 8 7 1 folder 3 item 2 > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > Kudos to anyone who can figure out how to do this via SQL. > > > > > > Steve Orr > > Bozeman, Montana > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Jared Still > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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). __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
