Try using dbms_xplan with SQL_TRACE switched on - the query it runs against the plan_table is very interesting. It includes code to pick up the plan of the recursive SQL that Oracle uses to populate temporary tables during (e.g. star transformations, subquery factoring).
Regards Jonathan Lewis http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk Next Seminar dates: (see http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html ) ____Denver_______December 2/4 ____England______January 21/23 The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html -----Original Message----- To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 27 November 2002 02:27 >Yes you can, but I still like to see it in action with my own eyes to verify >;-) Another cool thing that came of all this is that I wasn't aware of the >"select * from table(dbms_xplan.display());" used by 9iR2. I play with the >9i's off and on when I have time, but not dealing with 9iR2 (or R1) on a >daily basis I had no idea about the DBMS_XPLAN package in 9iR2. > >Regards, > >Larry G. Elkins >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >214.954.1781 > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jonathan Lewis 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).
