Thanks. Didn't know that. See you in Dallas next Sunday ;)
Regards, Denny Quoting Jonathan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Just a warning for the future - this is no longer true > on all versions of Oracle 9 because the wait_time > column is a copy of the underlying x$ timing > column rounded from microseconds to hundredths. > Hence the wait_time can show a zero when the > actual time is non-zero. > > You should depend only on the STATE column > which is a decode of the basic microsecond value, > and shows 'WAITING' if and only if the microsecond > time is zero. > > > Regards > > Jonathan Lewis > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk > > Coming soon one-day tutorials: > Cost Based Optimisation > Trouble-shooting and Tuning > Indexing Strategies > (see http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/tutorial.html ) > > ____UK_______March 19th > ____USA_(FL)_May 2nd > > > Next Seminar dates: > (see http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html ) > > ____USA_(CA, TX)_August > > > 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: 05 February 2003 20:50 > > > > > > What is the value for WAIT_TIME ? This may not be an IO problem > > if 'WAIT_TIME' is not 0. A session is waiting only when 'WAIT_TIME' > is 0. > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Jonathan Lewis > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Denny Koovakattu 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).