does toad or the oracle instance itself slip in rule hints? We got an ora-600 error off of a data dictionary read. i think it has to do with explain plan.
ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [17182], [2325084336], [], [], [], [], [], [] Current SQL statement for this session: select /*+ rule */ bucket_cnt, row_cnt, cache_cnt, null_cnt, timestamp#, sample_size, minimum, maximum, distcnt, lowval, hiva l, density, col#, spare1, spare2, avgcln from hist_head$ where obj#=:1 and intcol#=:2 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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).