Try running the queries with the explicit /*+ Hints */ RULE and CHOOSE. Query v$SQL_PLAN in 9i to see the actual execution plan. Hemant At 11:58 AM 30-01-04 -0600, you wrote: >-- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- > >We tried both queries with and without statistics. Same results. > >Are you sure about OPIMIZER_MODE=RULE invoking the CBO if there are >statistics. The Reference manual says otherwise (not that it's never been >wrong). > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Goulet, Dick > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 11:39 AM > Subject: RE: Changes to RULE based optimizer between Oracle8 and 9i > > > Logic says one thing, experience says another. Question one, are the > tables analyzed? If so, since RBO is deprecated in 9i even setting > OPTIMIZER_MODE=RULE will invoke the CBO. > > Dick Goulet > Senior Oracle DBA > Oracle Certified 8i DBA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Moore [mailto:kmoore7@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 11:54 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Changes to RULE based optimizer between Oracle8 and 9i > > > We move an application that uses OPTIMIZER_MODE=RULE from Oracle8 to > 9i. Most of it is fine, but there are two queries that have a very > different execution plan. In one case, the execution time increases from > less than a minute to more than an hour. Neither query uses any of the > new Oracle 9i features. > > My understanding is that the Rule optimizer code has not changed, > except to account for new features like IOT's. Has anyone else seen this > type of behavior? > > Keith Moore > Oracle Certified Professional > 972-431-5126 > kmoore7@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >-- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- >-- Desc: Signature > >The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to >which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged >material. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, >you are hereby notified that your access is unauthorized, and any review, >dissemination, distribution or copying of this message including any >attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended >recipient, please contact the sender and delete the material from any >computer. > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >---------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. >-- >Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ >FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html >----------------------------------------------------------------- Hemant K Chitale Oracle 9i Database Administrator Certified Professional http://hkchital.tripod.com {last updated 24-Jan-04} ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------